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Keto Avocado Chicken Salad

Avocado Chicken Salad

This Avocado Chicken Salad is light, refreshing, and easy to make using simple ingredients. It's made with cooked chicken, fresh lemon, and creamy avocado for the perfect healthy low-carb lunch and keto snack.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Lunch, Salad, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 404 kcal

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Fork or spoon
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board

Ingredients
  

For the Salad:

  • 2 cups cooked chicken shredded or chopped
  • 1/4 cup celery diced
  • 1 tablespoon red onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 ripe avocado mashed
  • 1/2 ripe avocado cut into chunks
  • 2/3 cup mayonnaise Keto / Whole30 compliant; can substitute with Greek yogurt if not following Whole30, Paleo, or Keto
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • fresh parsley chopped, to taste
  • sea salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Add the cooked chicken to a large bowl and shred with two forks or chop on a cutting board.
  • Mash half of the ripe avocado, then chop the onion, celery, parsley, and the remaining half avocado into chunks.
  • Combine the chicken, mashed avocado, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, chopped vegetables, avocado chunks, fresh lemon juice, salt, and pepper in the large bowl. Use a fork or spoon to mix and combine thoroughly.
  • Taste and adjust seasonings by adding more salt, black pepper, or Dijon mustard as desired.
  • You can enjoy the salad immediately or chill it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
  • To store, cover the salad with plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
  • Serve over a salad, in lettuce wraps, stuffed in avocados, as a casserole, in pasta salads, or in a sandwich.

Notes

For a traditional chicken salad without avocado, simply omit the avocado. Optional add-ins include cucumbers, sliced almonds, chopped pecans, walnuts or cashews, sliced green onion, sweet relish pickle, sliced cherry tomatoes, chopped hard-boiled eggs, or your favorite spices or seasonings such as garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, curry, cayenne pepper, or red pepper flakes. If not following a low-carb diet, you can add grapes, raisins, apples, or dried cranberries for a touch of sweetness.

Nutrition

Calories: 404kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 19gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 400mgFiber: 1gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Avocado Chicken Salad, Chicken Salad, Keto Chicken Salad, Low-Carb Chicken Salad
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