Green Goddess Chicken Salad
lunch / mains / whole 30 / paleo / gluten free / grain free / dairy free / meal prep
If you’ve seen the Baked By Melissa Green Goddess Salad, you must already know, people are OBSESSED. I loved it so much, but definitely thought I could bulk this dish up a little more to be a hearty, incredibly healthy lunch. This green goddess chicken salad is packed with protein, healthy fats, and loads of greens.
I love making a big batch of chicken salad to have for my lunches all week. It’s so healthy, quick, and delicious! This green goddess chicken salad is exactly the detoxifying lunch I need after a week long of Thanksgiving eating. It fills you up because of the protein and cabbage in it, and tastes amazing with blue corn chips, or even on a sandwich if you prefer!
Here’s what you’ll need for this green goddess chicken salad:
shredded chicken
green cabbage
english cucumbers
green apples
chives
cilantro
spinach
avocado
walnuts
cashews
nutritional yeast
olive oil
jalapeno
garlic
shallot
limes + lemons
salt + pepper
Once you have all you’re ingredients ready, the rest is so simple. You’re either chopping them up or putting them in a food processor. It literally couldn’t get easier!
Green Goddess Chicken Salad
ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, shredded
1 cup green cabbage, finely chopped
1 cup english cucumbers, finely chopped
1 green apple, finely chopped
2 bunches chives
1/2 cup cilantro
1/2 cup spinach
1 1/2 large avocado
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup cashews
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tbsp olive oil
1 jalapeno
2 cloves garlic
1 shallot
2 limes
1 lemon
salt + pepper
directions:
add your shredded chicken, chopped cabbage, cucumbers, and apples to a large bowl. chop up half the chives and add those into the bowl.
for the green goddess dressing, combine the rest of the ingredients in a food processor. the consistency should be like that of a creamy pesto. if you need it thinner you can always add a dash of water.
pour the green goddess dressing over the bowl of chopped ingredients. mix well and serve with tortilla chips, crackers, on a sandwich, or eat it plain!
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