Healthy And Diet-Friendly Chicken Salad Recipe

There are many healthy chicken recipes perfect for those who love different styles of chicken recipes and everyone knows that salads are healthy and diet-friendly recipes for those who are trying to lose weight but they like chicken recipes then there are various types of recipes like chicken stir fry,  chicken marinated and grilled chicken breast, chicken soups, Thai green curry chicken recipe, chicken and vegetable soup,  chicken salad, etc. but in this post, I am going to share chicken salad recipe and chicken salad recipe is very simple and easy to make and the ingredients list is too short and easily available in the market. In my family, everyone loves chicken recipes so I always try to make new and different types of chicken recipes and this recipe is perfect for my family.  The chicken salad recipe is a quick recipe means we can make this recipe in 15 to 20 minutes it is made with grilled chicken breast pieces, some veggies,  some spices, fresh cream or curd, and low-fat mayonnaise. For those who are trying to lose weight chicken salad recipe is perfect for them as a meal.  In this post, I am going to share two versions of the chicken salad recipe.

About the chicken salad recipe

The chicken salad recipe is a healthy and diet-friendly recipe made with grilled chicken pieces,  some veggies ( celery, cherry tomatoes, cabbage, green apple ) , spices powder, low-fat mayonnaise, and curd.  While making the chicken salad recipe we have to grill the chicken breast by applying some spices and then make small pieces of chicken breast and add the chicken pieces to a bowl after that add your favorite veggies, low-fat mayonnaise, and curd and mix it well.

Key ingredients to make the recipe

• Chicken breast: To make this non-vegetarian salad recipe we need fresh and good quality chicken breast.  while making chicken salad we have to grill the chicken and then have to cut it into small pieces.
• Veggies:  veggies are important in any salad and even in a chicken salad you can add veggies of your choice like celery, green apple,  cherry tomatoes, cabbage, raisins, etc.
• Fresh cream, curd, or mayonnaise:  For a creamy taste use fresh cream, curd, or low-fat mayonnaise.

Ingredients and steps to make Chicken salad recipe

Now we are going to see what the ingredients needed to make this salad recipe are and step-by-step instructions to make the recipe.

Prep time 10 minutes

Cook time 10 minutes

Total time 20 minutes

Level Easy

 Method  1 :

Ingredients  needed to make the recipe

• 2 chicken skinless and boneless chicken breasts.
• 1 tablespoon oil.
• 1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste.
• 1 teaspoon Paprika.
• 1 cup celery ( finely chopped ).
• 1 small cup of green apple ( chopped ).
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes  ( chopped  ).
• 1 red onion ( finely chopped ).
• 1 small cup cabbage ( chopped ).
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise ( low fat ).
• ½ tablespoon curd.
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder.
• ½ teaspoon cumin powder.
• 1 teaspoon honey.
• Salt ( as per taste ).
• Coriander ( chopped ).

Step-by-step process to make the recipe

• Firstly take one large bowl and add oil, paprika, ginger garlic paste, salt ( as per taste ), and chicken breast mix it all together and keep it aside for 8 to 10 minutes by covering the lid.
• Now heat the pan on medium flame and then add the chicken breast pan with oil and grill both sides of the chicken breast remove the chicken breast from the pan and let them cool.
• Now make the small pieces of chicken breast and add in a large bowl and then add celery, green apple, cherry tomatoes,  onion,  cabbage, mayonnaise, curd, coriander powder, cumin powder, honey, and salt ( as per taste  ).
• Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with chopped coriander, your diet-friendly and healthy chicken salad recipe is ready to serve.

Method  2

Ingredients needed to make the recipe

• 2 chicken skinless and boneless chicken breasts.
• 1 tablespoon oil.
• 1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste.
• 1 teaspoon Paprika.
• 1 cup celery ( finely chopped ).
• 1 small cup of green apple ( chopped ).
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes  ( chopped ).
• 1 red onion ( finely chopped ).
• 1 small cup cabbage ( chopped ).
• ½ teaspoon of chat masala.
• ½ teaspoon black pepper powder.
• 1 ½ teaspoons of honey.
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
• Coriander ( chopped ).

Step-by-step process to make the recipe

• Firstly take one large bowl and add oil, paprika, ginger garlic paste, salt ( as per taste ), and chicken breast mix it all together and keep it aside for 8 to 10 minutes by covering the lid.
• Now heat the pan on medium flame and then add the chicken breast in a pan with oil and grill both sides of the chicken breast remove the chicken breast from the pan and let them cool.
• Now make the small pieces of chicken breast and add in a large bowl and then add celery, green apple, cherry tomatoes,  onion,  cabbage, chat masala, black pepper powder, honey, lemon juice, and salt ( as per taste ).
• Mix all the ingredients well and garnish with chopped fresh coriander, your chicken salad is ready to serve.

Tips to make the perfect chicken salad recipe

• In this, in both methods, I have used honey because honey gives a sweet taste to the recipe and honey is a healthy option than sugar.
• In a salad recipe, you can add your favorite veggies.
• You can use chicken without marination and you can also roast or cook it and cut it into small pieces and use it in a salad.
• For the creamy texture of salad, you can also use fresh cream.
• You can enjoy this chicken salad recipe as a meal who are trying to lose weight.
• Grill, roast, or cook the chicken until it is fully cooked.
• In this salad, you can add red grapes for more taste.
• Most people use dry fruits like almonds, pista, and raisins in the chicken salad recipe.

More Healthy Chicken Recipes 

if you like healthy chicken breast recipes and you are always searching for healthy chicken recipes then here are some healthy recipes to try. 

• Healthy and tasty herb-grilled chicken recipe.
• One pot chicken stew recipe.
• Sweet and delicious honey chicken breast recipe.