Ideas for low Carb side?

Pretty much any vegetable that isn't a starchy root vegetable.

No dressing salad
( versatile so it can be different every meal)
1.Lettuce,spinach leaves,kale,or any leafy green you like in salads
2.fry some spinach leaves no oil till wilted toss in bowl plus diced cucumbers y tomatoes diced tiny melt in your mouth sized
3.fry any meat or meat substitute if you want to add meats
4.diced sweet apples yum my fav when craving sweets, can add bean sprouts to nuts anything you like to get the calories you want less or more.
5. If you still want dressing remember it’s fattening so a tsp. Stir to coat lightly throughout if giant bowl for family to share tablespoon .

Another fun side is nutty cheese spread

Nuts crushed add to spread cheese place in crackers or veggies.

Fried veggies without oils

1. No oil take peas & corn or tomatoes with peas or corn or green beans with corn or corn by self or peas alone or green beans alone or bean sprouts with green beans
fry without water in pan when ready place in bowl or Tupperware
2.If a butter fiend try margarine only a tsp or papa johns pizza garlic butter add to bowl or Tupperware stir a lot to coat. If can do without skip it.
Freash veggies,canned,or freeze bagged

Zucchini fun

Make homemade zucchini noodles $4.99 for a handheld zucchini pasta maker at Walmart. Get any skinny long squash at store make noodles add to frying pan with a tsp-tablespoon of water (no oils needed if love olive oil 1/2tsp.)
Now can add tomatoes if want to or carrots or spinach or we’ll any veggies you want to
Even avocado slices
Take spaghetti sauce 1 tsp per person stir up to coat.

You will find with time you need less sauces,butters,seasonings,dressings,etc maybe even none at all with time.

Tea aholic like me - I’m finally down to a big cold water plus 3-4oz tea 1-2 Xs a day it’s My Mum being part British that got me hooked found out it’s adding the weight after my menopause baby boy.

Cauliflower Mac n Cheese I LOVE It

I used to make a cole slaw using splenda....I can't remember the exact recipe but it was very good and low carb.

I also did a lot of stuffed mushrooms when I was doing low carb, I love combining cream cheese with chopped up pepperoni and italian seasoning for "pizza stuffed mushrooms"

I know you said no, "cooked carrots" but when I think of that I think plain carrots.
I think they are AMAZING cooked in a crockpot with beef stock and a packet or two of "pot roast" seasoning. Maybe throw in a soup bone or chopped onion for flavor. They get really soft and I suppose you could mash them and have almost a mashed-potato-except-its-carrots type dish. I was addicted to them cooked like that for awhile.

No need for salad dressing it’s very moist with strong flavor. The regular salad dressings actually takes away from the taste if you use too much so like the recipe says if you use salad dressings use a tsp for your plate stir to coat it.I used to work for restaurants from bowling alley/fitness gym one to a fancy $30+ plate restaurant. I created the recipe for my daughter then my bosses all liked it so much it’s now on their menu’s.Olive oil with vinegar is fine I actually use a spritz of olive oil when I use the vegan chicken instead of my normal boneless chicken breasts. #5 on the recipe explains if you want dressing how to use it.
Just make the salad— take a bite if you feel it needs vinegar with olive oil add it since that’s a perfect choice.Vinegar is actually used by many as a diet aide so it’s a healthy weight loss choice.Portion size is key—Olive oil with vinegar (1/4cup 281 calories or less) is a very positive healthy alternative to a cup of Ranch dressings (cup 484calories) or Italian dressing (cup 565calories) which a majority of restaurant eaters prefer is the giant portion of it they use.
I say use it in your own restaurants too it’s a healthy versatile dish to serve easy to make. I did not get it from a cook book I had to fall a lot until I figured out the perfect combination to be able to eliminate a lot but have a high iron content even when I made hers vegan chicken alternative/mine regular chicken. Of course the gym loved it cause body builders were addicted to it over night lol the sweet delicious apples gave them the sweets they were not allowed to have because it wasn’t apart of a few of the trainers regimens.

Tried different cauliflower "rice" options - can be spiced (I like curry) or just fried in a little butter with herbs. Cooks quickly as well.

My main go to's are: Asparagus, Broccoli, Cauliflower (Roasted), Green Beans (steamed), or Zucchini with Mushrooms and Onions (sautéed). I only buy fresh veggies (regardless of cost) because that's all I really enjoy.

Lately, I've gotten into Roasting Chickpeas (canned) and also Sweet Potatoes (fresh). My BF prefers white/yellow potatoes, so I do both some times with something green. Potatoes tend to be a special occasion thing in our house - I don't have a ton of time to make a meal and some times it's easier to leave the starch out.

Most of our meals are either a protein (meat) and a veggie, or something like stew (jambalaya, stir fry, etc) and rice.

I used to be addicted to quinoa, but burnt out. Couscous too (Pearled and regular). But any more I tend to cut that out just because of time (or it's just something else to make).

What I did find is that seasonings make the veggie. My favorites: Italian Seasoning, Garlic Powder, a mixture of cumin and chili powder. And my BF and I are "spicy food lovers" and will basically eat anything with hot sauce! LOL

I made rutabaga fries yesterday and they were quite good. Tasted to me like halfway between a regular potato and a sweet potato.