Description
A nutritious salad featuring spicy chicken thighs, fresh vegetables, and a creamy dressing, perfect for meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 chicken thighs, skin off, boneless
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2/3 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons tapioca flour or gluten-free flour
- Olive oil or ghee for cooking
- 0.7 oz butter (20 grams or 2 tablespoons ghee)
- 4 tablespoons hot sauce
- Pinch of sea salt
- 0.7 oz mild blue cheese, crumbled (20 grams, about 2 tablespoons)
- 2 heaped tablespoons of crème fraîche, sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch of salt
- 6 Romaine lettuce leaves, shredded
- 6–8 large radishes, sliced
- 1 small cucumber, sliced
- 1/3 cup diced spring onions (scallions)
- 2 large sticks of celery, sliced
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing by combining all dressing ingredients in a bowl, mashing the blue cheese while mixing. For a smoother dressing, use a food processor!
- Cut chicken thighs into uniform pieces and coat with spices, sea salt, egg, and tapioca flour.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a frying pan and cook chicken pieces for 4-5 minutes on each side, then remove.
- In the same pan, melt butter, hot sauce, and sea salt, then add chicken back to coat in the sauce.
- Prepare salad ingredients in bowls, top with chicken and dressing. Toss salad with dressing before serving if desired.
Notes
For extra crunch, add nuts like walnuts or pecans. Marinate chicken in hot sauce for an enhanced flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 165mg