Venezuelan keto chicken salad

Venezuelan keto chicken salad

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This creamy chicken salad is made with avocado and mayonnaise. The perfect dairy-free keto meal. Use ready-cooked chicken: canned, leftovers, or rotisserie for a quick and delicious no-cook meal.
April 1 2019 recipe & photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Lunch, Meal

Venezuelan keto chicken salad

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53 Ratings
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This creamy chicken salad is made with avocado and mayonnaise. The perfect dairy-free keto meal. Use ready-cooked chicken: canned, leftovers, or rotisserie for a quick and delicious no-cook meal.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb 450 g chicken breastchicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 cup 240 ml water
  • 2 (14 oz.) 2 (400 g) ripe avocado, pitted and choppedripe avocados, pitted and chopped
  • ½ cup (¼ oz.) 120 ml (8 g) minced fresh cilantro
  • 4 tbsp 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1½ tsp 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp lime juice, the juice
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Instructions

  1. Season the chicken breast all over with salt.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with half of the olive oil. When it comes to temperature add the chicken breast and sear 5 minutes on each side. Add the water to the skillet and put a tight-fitting lid on it, let it simmer for about 20 minutes or until the water cooks off.
  3. Remove the chicken from the skillet and shred it. Let it cool before making the salad.
  4. For the salad, mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl until well combined and creamy.
  5. Taste and adjust salt as needed.

Tips

Serve this inside of butter lettuce wraps! It’s a great meal prep recipe.

You can also use chicken pulled from a rotisserie chicken — any leftover chicken will be happy to turn into this fabulous salad.

For more flavor, add minced garlic, cayenne pepper, and chopped red onion.

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28 comments

  1. 1
    Terry
    April 4 2019
    🖤 Venezuelan keto food 🙈
  2. 2
    Nicholas
    April 4 2019
    Yum!!! Will make this today!
  3. 3
    Nicholas
    April 4 2019
    If I were to eat all four servings it would be 4g of carbs that’s great but 1lb of chicken isn’t that a lot of protein?
    Reply: #5
  4. 4
    Jessica
    April 5 2019
    Looks good. Tasty with salt. Probably even better with a little heat from diced jalapeños or chulula, etc. I used canned chicken. Two of us will enjoy this for dinner. and again for lunch or dinner tomorrow.
  5. 5
    Reply to comment #3 by Nicholas
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 5 2019

    If I were to eat all four servings it would be 4g of carbs that’s great but 1lb of chicken isn’t that a lot of protein?

    Yes, this is 25g protein per serving. 100g protein per meal could be problematic for many.

    Reply: #6
  6. 6
    Reply to comment #5 by Kristin Parker
    Nicholas
    April 5 2019
    Isn’t also the fat and protein analogy a little off? Should I add some bacon to lake this more fat friendly?
    Reply: #7
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    Reply to comment #6 by Nicholas
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 5 2019

    Isn’t also the fat and protein analogy a little off? Should I add some bacon to lake this more fat friendly?

    General keto ratios have a little flexibility. Ideally we want 20-25% protein and 70-75% fat, but higher fat is not the issue that higher protein can be.

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    Kathleen
    April 5 2019
    Also Love this recipe with Tuna and a little Dill!
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    Carolyn Franks
    April 22 2019
    How well does this store for the next day?
    Reply: #14
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    Reply to comment #13 by Carolyn Franks
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 23 2019

    How well does this store for the next day?

    This will keep very well for the next day. The avocado may brown a little but that won't affect the taste.

  13. 15
    Jan
    May 10 2019
    Thanks Kristin for all your help; and everyone! Plan to try this and soon!
    Reply: #16
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    Reply to comment #15 by Jan
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    May 11 2019

    Thanks Kristin for all your help; and everyone! Plan to try this and soon!

    Enjoy it! This has become a personal favorite!

  15. 17
    Ross
    May 29 2019
    The opening description states this is a no-cook meal but step 2 of the instructions includes cooking chicken.
    The name includes the word "Salad" and Step 4 of the instructions refers to mixing all the salad ingredients but there are no salad items in the ingredients list.
    Reply: #18
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    Reply to comment #17 by Ross
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    May 30 2019

    The opening description states this is a no-cook meal but step 2 of the instructions includes cooking chicken.
    The name includes the word "Salad" and Step 4 of the instructions refers to mixing all the salad ingredients but there are no salad items in the ingredients list.

    You can use rotisserie chicken breasts or even canned chicken to truly make this a no cook meal. Tuna salad and chicken salad are different from garden salads.

  17. 19
    Tina Strohl
    August 17 2019
    How many calories are in this as well as fat? What is 1 serving size? 1 cup? 1/2 a cup? Please help.
    Reply: #20
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    Reply to comment #19 by Tina Strohl
    Tina Strohl
    August 17 2019
    I found where to kind local. But how do we know how much is 1 serving?
    Reply: #21
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    Reply to comment #20 by Tina Strohl
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    August 20 2019

    I found where to kind local. But how do we know how much is 1 serving?

    This recipe makes 4 servings, so one serving is 1/4 of the total batch. You can divide this into 4 equal containers or divide by weight.

  20. 22
    Rosemary
    September 9 2019
    At the top of where the ingredients are listed, it shows servings. Drop down the number and chose one serving instead of four. It adjusts the amount of ingredients to make just one serving.
  21. 23
    Robert
    February 16 2020
    I am planning on trying this recipe this week but was curious how much water should be used? I was thinking 1 cup but would like to know how much is recommended.
    Reply: #24
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    Reply to comment #23 by Robert
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    February 17 2020

    I am planning on trying this recipe this week but was curious how much water should be used? I was thinking 1 cup but would like to know how much is recommended.

    The recipe calls for 1 cup of water per 4 servings.

  23. 25
    hcs1064
    February 25 2020
    Loved this recipe! Took someone's advice in the comments about adding bacon to not only add fat but that deep flavor- man, it was great! Also added bouillon to the water for chicken and went lighter on the salt. We didn't have cilantro this time but I'm looking forward to adding it next time around. Had mine on a bed of mixed greens, delicious.
  24. 26
    Isabel
    June 10 2020
    I’m from Venezuela and the original recipe also comes with chopped onions but I always have made it with red onions. It is delicious!! I always have made it.
    Reply: #30
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    Laura
    September 22 2020
    Made this today with great success. I used canned chicken because that is what I had on hand. I didn't have cilantro or lime juice so I added a little bacon, a smidge of mustard, some garlic salt, and some walnuts and it was divine. I know this changed the whole premise of the recipe, but it was so tasty. Served it on slices of cloud bread with lettuce and tomato. YUM!
    Reply: #28
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    Reply to comment #27 by Laura
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    September 23 2020

    Made this today with great success. I used canned chicken because that is what I had on hand. I didn't have cilantro or lime juice so I added a little bacon, a smidge of mustard, some garlic salt, and some walnuts and it was divine. I know this changed the whole premise of the recipe, but it was so tasty. Served it on slices of cloud bread with lettuce and tomato. YUM!

    Sounds yummy!

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    Sara
    November 7 2020
    I made this yummy salad, thumbs up. Yet I was confused with "60 ml minced fresh cilantro" portion description (for 2 servings), I used my scale for measuring and it became almost 60g of cilantro! So my salad was as green as "miracle green soup". I think I used too much cilantro, as my salad did not look similar to the above photo- So I had a yummy salad with cilantro-infused-medicinal touch :-).
    I appreciate clarification on the amount of Cilantro in this recipe. I will definitely make this salad, again and again and again, yet with correct portion of cilantro ;-).
    Thanks
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    Nancy
    January 3 2021
    What is this in Venezuelan Spanish?
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    jakandbe
    June 10 2021
    This is very good! Added red chili flakes because it goes so well with cilantro, think Salsa. I had avoided it until all this talk about high protein. Now it will be a stable chicken salad in our house! Thank you DD Team!
    Reply: #32
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    Reply to comment #31 by jakandbe
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    June 10 2021

    This is very good! Added red chili flakes because it goes so well with cilantro, think Salsa. I had avoided it until all this talk about high protein. Now it will be a stable chicken salad in our house! Thank you DD Team!

    That does sound like a good addition here!

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4.9
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53 Ratings

Ratings

5
91%
4
8%
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1
2%
4.9
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5
53 Ratings