The Brutus Salad by Chef John combines romaine lettuce with fresh herbs, cheese, pecans and apples to create a unique salad. The vinaigrette dressing adds a sweet tang to tie it all together.

Substitutions: The vinaigrette dressing includes seasoned rice vinegar which is rice vinegar with sugar and salt. Regular rice vinegar can be substituted with the addition of a keto sweetener of your choice and a pinch of salt.

The toasted pecans are also made with sugar. You can toast them with a keto sweetener of your choice.

If you are modifying for a paleo diet, you can omit the sweetener on the pecans. You can also substitute the vegetable oil with avocado or olive oil.