Whether you’re just starting out on Paleo, or living Paleo, or just LOVE a good salad – these 4 recipes are sure to leave you satisfied. And the great thing about chicken is it’s a top source of lean protein, it’s affordable, it’s filling, and it helps speed up your fat-burning metabolism.
So try any one of these 4 recipes and then get creative! Salads are great when you want to eat, and still feel ‘ready to go’ afterward.
Enjoy!
Try These Paleo Chicken Salad Recipes
The trick to Going Paleo is to use natural sugars from fruits and vegetables, get creative finding natural sweeteners like maple syrup, avoid grains, and avoid grains or refined carbs – yet keep it filling.
No better way to deliver all that than a tasty salad.
1. Paleo Chicken Chinese Salad
![One of my favorite salads to make ahead of time and enjoy the leftovers for lunch is this Whole30 and Paleo Chinese chicken salad. It's packed with colorful veggies (cabbage, carrots, kale, onions and celery) plus easy shredded chicken and a simple dressing. Paleo + Whole30 | realsimplegood.com](https://realsimplegood.com/wp-content/uploads/Paleo-chinese-chicken-salad-four.jpg)
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This Chinese chicken salad is different than your typicall Chinese salad you’d order at your favorite restaurant. This one is sweetened with fresh squeezed orange juice, substitutes olive oil for healthy fats, uses dijon mustard, coconut aminos, and rice wine vinegar.
2. Chicken Shawarma Salad
![Chicken Shawarma Salad](https://res.cloudinary.com/paleoleap/image/upload/f_auto,q_90/v1468425637/j-paleo/chicken-shawarma-salad-main.jpg)
This Paleo version of a shawarma chicken wrap leaves out the bread and adds flavorful yet healthy alternatives like olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and turmeric.
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3. Paleo Butternut and Apple Chicken Salad With Creamy Maple Dressing.
![apple-butternut-chicken-salad](https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/apple-butternut-chicken-salad.jpg)
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This Paleo salad masterpiece uses crunchy pecans, creamy maple cider dressing, healthy fats, crispy apples, sea salt, and coconut oil. Of course, it’s dairy free, serves 6, and ready in 45 minutes.
4. Chicken, Avocado, and Asparagus Salad With Lemon Cashew Dressing
![Chicken & Avocado Salad close up with glass of water](https://lovefoodnourish.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Chicken-and-Avocado-Salad-1140x760.jpg)
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Wow! talk about fresh, healthy and amazingly delicious! What more could you ask for marinated chicken, fresh greens, crunchy asparagus, yummy green avocados, and a unique Paleo style lemon cashew dressing – and a sprinkle of sesame seeds to boot!
So there you have it.
As you can see, by keeping it fresh, substituting here and there, you can turn any salad into a more healthful Paleo style masterpeice.
Now go get creative!