Easy Keto Chicken Salad Recipe

If you’re following a keto diet or looking to add more low-carb options to your meals, we offer a wide variety of Spanish recipes that fit perfectly into your eating plan. 

For a fresh, flavorful, and satisfying dish, we have the delicious keto chicken salad recipe that combines tender chicken with vibrant vegetables and a creamy dressing.

In this article, we will share our best keto chicken salad recipe, with some helpful tips for storing, serving, and customizing the ingredients.

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Background of the Dish

The keto chicken salad recipe provides a delightful twist on the beloved classic, offering all the familiar flavors and textures you love while staying true to your low-carb lifestyle. 

In this dish, you’ll enjoy tender shredded chicken, green onions, and bell pepper for added flavor, along with a satisfying crunch from celery stalks, all tossed together in a creamy, healthy dressing.

Apart from Spanish salads recipes, we developed more keto versions of Andalusian dishes that you can make, such as the keto mackerel recipe and the keto gazpacho.

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Things You’ll Need for Keto Chicken Salad Recipe

To prepare one of the best keto chicken salad recipes you will need chicken breasts, bell pepper, green onion, garlic clove, mayonnaise, celery stalk, and Dijon mustard as the main ingredients.

Fortunately, this keto chicken salad recipe doesn’t require any particular kitchen equipment or appliance, so anyone can make it.

Ingredients

• 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup (50gr) green onions
• 1/2 cup (130gr) mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch of sea salt
• Pepper (to taste)

How to Make Keto Chicken Salad Recipe – Step by Step Guide

1. To start with this recipe for keto chicken salad, grab a pot and fill it with enough water to cover the chicken breasts, then season it with salt. Boil the chicken for about 20 minutes over medium heat or until fully cooked. Let them cool.

2. Now, cut the bell pepper in half, discard the seeds, and stem, and chop them into small pieces. Peel and mince the garlic clove. Chop the celery stalk into small pieces. Finely chop the green onions.

3. After that, grab a separate bowl and mix the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, paprika, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. This will be the dressing for the keto-friendly chicken salad recipe.

4. Then, when the chicken is cold enough to handle, shred it with the help of two forks. For this keto chicken salad recipe, you can cut it into small bite-sized pieces if desired.

5. Now it is time to assemble the best keto chicken salad recipe. For that, grab a large salad bowl, and mix the shredded chicken with the vegetables. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and gently mix everything.

6. After that, cover the salad with plastic wrap or a clean plastic bag and take it to the fridge to cool for about 30 minutes. This step is optional in this keto recipe for chicken salad, but it does take the flavors and consistency to the next level.

7. For the final step in this delicious keto chicken salad recipe, serve it cold and optionally top it with extra chopped green onions.

Substitution of Ingredients

To add a different flavor profile to the keto chicken sauce recipe, you can include a few slices of avocado (getting a creamy avocado dressing), or lemon juice for a tangy twist.

To make sure that this dish has that classic Spanish-style salad flavor, you can drizzle some extra virgin olive oil while making the dressing, and add a splash of sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar for an extra kick. 

Like other chicken salad keto recipes, you can include more keto vegetables, such as zucchini, cucumbers, radishes, spinach, and cauliflower.

Instead of chicken breasts, you can use another main protein for the keto chicken salad recipe, like grilled chicken thighs, shredded rotisserie chicken, tuna, diced turkey, or even cooked shrimp.

Are you a fan of chicken salads? Then we have more Spanish salad recipes, such as the hot chicken salad recipe, the pineapple chicken salad, and the sweet apple salad with chicken.

Tips on Serving Keto Chicken Salad Recipe

To serve this keto chicken salad recipe as a main dish, you can include other toppings like crispy bacon bits (learn how to make them at our chicken bacon salad) , toasted nuts, or halved cherry tomatoes.

You can serve this delicious Spanish chicken salad as an appetizer or side dish to another Andalusian keto dish, such as the keto Spanish rice or the keto oxtail recipe.

Besides that, there are more traditional Spanish salads that you can make and serve with this one (though they might not be keto-friendly) like the healthy chicken salad recipe

To turn them into chicken salad wraps or chicken salad with tostadas for easier serving, you can use large lettuce leaves as a low-carb wrap or serve the salad on top of keto-friendly tostadas made from cheese crisps or almond flour tortillas.

How to Store Keto Chicken Salad Recipe

Once you finish making the keto chicken salad recipe, you can either serve it right away or store it covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.

While storing it, make sure to place the Spanish salad in a clean airtight container, or a bowl that you can cover with plastic wrap or a clean plastic bag, so that it stays fresh.

Properly storing the dish from this Spanish salad recipe will prevent it from drying out and allow it to maintain its flavors and texture until you are ready to enjoy it.

Apart from keto chicken salad recipes, we have more Spanish salads that you can prepare and store for later (at least some of their components) such as the summer salad with chicken, the cranberry chicken pecan salad, and the Crispy Chicken Salad

Recipe Card: Keto Chicken Salad Recipe

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