Rotisserie Chicken Salad (Keto, Gluten-Free)

This scrumptious and wholesome Rotisserie hen salad with spinach and creamy dressing makes for a speedy lunch or mild dinner with little prep and no cooking. Gluten-free, low-carb, and keto-friendly.

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I like making this salad with rotisserie hen and spinach; it’s nutritious and takes little effort and time, which is ideal should you’re busy or too drained to cook dinner.

I typically decide up a roasted hen (aka rotisserie hen) from the grocery store deli or the hen store as a part of our groceries. Having pre-cooked hen within the fridge is tremendous useful as you may make a wide range of dishes and use the carcass to make hen broth afterwards. 

This one is a gluten-free and keto hen salad that includes low-carb veggies and satiating fat however you might simply bulk it up with advanced carbohydrates for a extra substantial meal. A few of my favorite additions embrace roasted candy potatoes, quinoa, chickpeas or brown rice. 

What You’ll Want

• Rotisserie hen: I like to make use of a mix of shredded hen breast and thigh meat and I goal for about 120 grams or 4 ounces per serving. That ought to offer you an honest quantity of protein, which mixed with the fibre of the veggies and the dressing makes this a satiating salad meal.  You should utilize leftover roast hen, store-bought rotisserie hen, or shredded baked or grilled hen. 
• Greens: I used largely low-carb, high-fibre veggies right here akin to celery, cucumber, radish and child spinach. I desire to make use of darker leafy greens to get extra vitamins in however humble iceberg or Cos lettuce may even work. 
• Flavour enhancers: Slightly pink onion for sharpness and gherkins/cucumber pickles for acidity and sweetness. Each of those are utilized in small quantities however they add a very good punch of flavour to the salad. 
• Creamy dressing: I used mayonnaise, full-fat yoghurt and Dijon mustard, plus a bit salt and pepper to decorate the salad. I like including a splash of pickle juice/brine to skinny out the dressing and add a bit additional flavour. You can also make rotisserie hen salad with no mayo by utilizing extra yoghurt or by including a splash of olive oil and lemon juice or white wine vinegar/apple cider vinegar. 

Watch How To Make This Rooster Salad

What To Serve With Rooster Salad

This can be a veggie-loaded hen salad with leafy greens and it’s high quality to eat by itself, particularly should you’re after a low-calorie excessive protein meal or a low-carb meal. I wish to high it with just a few pumpkin seeds however you might additionally add some other nuts and seeds for each texture and further fat/protein. 

As I discussed above, you may serve it with a facet of quinoa, rice, legumes or candy potatoes (or different root greens) so as to add extra carbohydrates to this meal. 

It’s scrumptious as a hen salad wrap sandwich. You should utilize it as a ready-to-go filling and select a low-carb wrap/bread or common bread. Because the salad is already dressed, you don’t have so as to add any sauce however you might praise it with a bit cheese.  

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FAQs

How Lengthy Is Rooster Salad Good For?

Typically, the standard American hen salad made with fewer greens and with mayonnaise-based dressing is sweet for 2-3 days within the fridge.

If this rotisserie hen salad is dressed, it ought to hold within the fridge for a couple of day earlier than the veggies begin to get soggy. You’ll be able to prolong its life by storing the salad and the dressing individually. On this case, 2-3 days within the fridge must be high quality.

Thoughts you, it is a recipe for a single serving so should you performing some meal prep, double or triple the elements to make a bigger batch of the salad.

Can You Freeze Rooster Salad?

This specific hen salad isn’t appropriate for freezing. You’ll be able to separate the rotisserie hen meat into parts and freeze these in hermetic containers or ziplock luggage. Defrost one or two everytime you want and make the veggies and the dressing contemporary. 

Cooking tip: If the hen salad comprises mayonnaise, it’s not appropriate for freezing. The elements within the mayonnaise (emulsified oils and liquid) don’t freeze nicely and might separate upon thawing. If the salad comprises hard-boiled eggs, it shouldn’t be frozen as the feel of the whites will get a bit gross in my view. Salad leaves and different watery greens don’t freeze nicely both and must be unnoticed of the salad.

You might toss the hen with issues like corn, grapes, peas, carrots, candy potatoes, broccoli, quinoa, brown rice and people must be high quality to freeze collectively. You’ll be able to add contemporary watery veggies, leafy greens and the dressing as soon as the salad has been defrosted.  

When thawing a hen salad, you’ll want to take it instantly from the freezer to the fridge and depart it in a single day. Don’t attempt to velocity up the method by leaving it out at room temperature or placing it within the microwave. You’ll additionally need to test that the salad is totally thawed earlier than you begin consuming it.