This Keto Chicken Salad with Berries and Walnuts whips up quickly and will put a bit of fresh crunch in your life.
(This recipe was originally on Low Carb Joy which has now joined the Baking outside the box family.)
I have been desperate for something with a little crunch to it. This zesty, creamy, crunchy Keto Chicken Salad was the delight of my low carb life this past week.
It’s flavor is sunny savory/sweet and I’m certain I will be making it all summer.
Often tons of pre-planning and prep go into making a really good low carb / keto meal. Gratefully the Strawberry Walnut Chicken Salad is simple to make.
It’s especially great if you have any roasted chicken in the fridge waiting to be ‘made-over’ into something wonderful. (And a few strawberries too!)
The dressing is a super simple to make. It tastes like a bit of sunshine and lemon. It adds tang and balances the sweetness of the strawberries.
It’s perfect to pack in a lunch bag or take along for a picnic. I wouldn’t hesitate to take it as an offering for a party. If it does go to the party, no one but you will know how low carb it is.
Here’s a serving suggestion I’ve used at a summer picnic: It looks fabulous as a two-bite appetizer on baby lettuce leaves.
So how low is it? It is 1.8 net carbs a serving. It’s surprisingly low for an entire 1/4th of the recipe as a serving.
Want to know all the nutritional info? See the nutrition graphic below. Enjoy! — Laura
Below is the list of ingredients needed for the salad. The amounts needed can be found in the recipe.
After this list you will find the nutrition facts and my recommendations for where to acquire some of the ingredients. Below these things you will find the recipe for the Strawberry Walnut Chicken Salad.
At a glance ingredients list:
- Salad:
- Celery
- chopped walnuts
- Strawberries
- Feta cheese crumbles
- Roasted chicken
- Dressing:
- Cream cheese
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon juice
- Sweetener, like Splenda or Swerve
- Salt, optional
Here are the nutrition facts:
Get it here. Make it at home:
Keto Strawberry Walnut Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 1/3 cup Walnuts chopped
- 2 Celery stalks medium size
- 1 cup sliced Strawberries
- 1/4 cup Feta cheese crumbles
- 2 cups chopped roasted chicken
- Dressing:
- 2 tbsp Original Cream Cheese softened
- 3 tbsp Real Mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp . Splenda or Swerve sweetener
- pinch of salt (opt.
Instructions
- Chop up chicken into bite-size bits.
- Chop up celery.
- Slice or chop strawberries and reserve some slices for garnish, if desired.
- In a small bowl stir together the dressing ingredients. Set aside.
- Stir together all the ingredients for the salad in a medium mixing bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and gently stir to coat.
- Serve immediately and store leftovers in the refrigerator.