High Protein Chicken Salad

The secret to making a high protein salad is by adding protein into your dressing! This high protein chicken salad is made with a peanut butter dressing, using peanut butter powder instead of regular peanut butter! By using peanut butter powder, we can get more protein in with less calories!

This is a Thai style chicken salad dressed with a Thai peanut sauce dressing! It's nutty, crunchy, and saucy and is packed with protein! High protein meals sometimes get a bad rep for being too 'healthy' but you won't even realize this is a high protein salad because it tastes THAT good! It's a healthy dish disguised as something you might indulge in!

Ingredients

• Cabbage and carrots: The base of our salad and the main crunch factor that will hold up well when dressed!
• Scallions: For a mild kick and freshness.
• Cilantro: For some bright herbiness.
• Chicken: Our main protein source here!
• Roasted peanuts: I used crispy noodle snacks here but roasted peanuts work just as well!
• Fresno peppers: Remove the seeds for a milder flavor! Adds a nice little spice.
• Coconut aminos: The salty aspect of our dressing.
• Garlic: This will give the dressing a little 'bite' or spice on our tastebuds.
• Ginger: Another level of flavor in our dressing.
• Honey: Sweetness to balance out the saltiness of the coconut aminos.
• Peanut butter powder: Our second source of protein. Use peanut butter powder for more protein and less calories.
• Sriracha: The peanut butter powder softens other sharp flavors, so this will help add some heat into the dressing.
• Olive oil: To emulsify and loosen our thick dressing.
• Lime: Acidity to balance out the peanut butter flavor.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. Mix together coconut aminos, garlic, ginger, honey, peanut butter powder, sriracha, lime juice and olive oil.
2. 2. Add carrots, cabbage, fresno peppers and cilantro to a large bowl. Pour the dressing on and toss. Garnish with roasted peanuts and scallions.

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High Protein Chicken Salad

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 medium carrots shredded
• ½ medium cabbage shredded
• 2 scallions thinly sliced
• 1 small bunch of cilantro chopped
• 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
• ½ cup roasted peanuts or crispy noodle snacks
• 2 fresno peppers seeds removed, sliced

Peanut Sauce

• ¼ cup coconut aminos
• 4 cloves of garlic pressed
• 1 tablespoon ginger finely minced
• 1 tablespoon honey
• ½ cup of peanut butter powder
• ¼ cup sriracha
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Juice of ½ a lime 1-2 tbsp

Instructions

• Mix together coconut aminos, garlic, ginger, honey, peanut butter powder, sriracha, lime juice and olive oil.
• Add carrots, cabbage, fresno peppers and cilantro to a large bowl. Pour the dressing on and toss. Garnish with roasted peanuts and scallions.