Chicken and Blue Cheese Salad

Use a good-quality refrigerated blue cheese dressing for this salad. Garnish the plate with a few carrot sticks and cucumber slices.

INGREDIENTS | SERVES 4
Carb Level: Low

  • ½ cup blue cheese dressing
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
  • ½ cup cooked crispy bacon, broken into small pieces
  • 4 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken meat
  • ½ cup diced ripe avocado (about ½-inch dice)
  • Seasoned salt, to taste
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  1. Combine the dressing, vinegar, and Dijon in a bowl and mix well.

  2. Combine the blue cheese crumbles, bacon, and chicken in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add ¾ of the dressing to the chicken mixture and mix well. If needed, add more dressing, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.

  3. Add the avocado and lightly combine. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Per serving:

Carbohydrate: 8g
Protein: 52g
Fat: 31g
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