Complete meal salads make me happy. Especially this The Chicken Club Salad with Ranch! (Paleo/Whole30/Keto), not only is it delicious, it’s high in protein, contains healthy fats, and is easy to make!
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The Chicken Club Salad with Ranch! (Paleo/Whole30/Keto):
Like the traditional chicken club sandwich, this salad has roasted chicken, tender butter leaf lettuce, crispy bacon and fresh ripe tomato, but I throw in avocado hard boiled eggs for good measure.
You Can Use Rotisserie Chicken or Make Your Own:
To keep this meal simple I use organic rotisserie chicken, but if you prefer you can make my super moist chicken breasts on the grill or perfect chicken breasts on the cooktop!
That Ranch Dressing: Choices, Choices Choices
If you want to keep this recipe as easy as possible and keep it Whole30 you can buy Tessemae’s or Primal Kitchen’s Ranch Dressing and have it delivered to your door. Both Tessemae’s and Primal Kitchen’s Ranch Dressing’s are Paleo and Whole 30 approved. That said if you want to make your own, I have two options: you can make my Whole30 Ranch from scratch, or make my Easy Buttermilk Ranch if you don’t care about having that dairy!
Put it All Together and It’s Magic!
Greens, protein, healthy fats, and low carb, it doesn’t get better than that! And it’s truly delicious and satisfying, not to mention beautiful. Oh…I mentioned it.
The Recipe: The Chicken Club Salad with Ranch! (Paleo/Whole30/Keto)
Tips and what you need: you can use rotisserie chicken to keep this recipe simple or use my super moist chicken breasts! If making my homemade ranch (recipe below) you will need an immersion blender. If buying ranch I recommend using Tessemae’s or Primal Kitchen’s Ranch Dressing.
The Chicken Club Salad with Ranch! (Paleo/Whole30/Keto)
Ingredients
For Salad:
- 2-3 large boiled eggs, peeled and quartered
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
- 2 heads butter leaf lettuce, shredded by hand
- 2 chicken breasts (rotisserie or link to my recipe above if you want to make your own)
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced
- 2 avocados, sliced
- desired amount of ranch dressing (I offer three choices of ranch above)
Instructions
Salad Prep:
- Boil eggs: place eggs in a pot of cold water making sure eggs are covered by several inches of water. Bring to a boil. Boil for three minutes then turn off heat. Allow eggs to sit in hot water for 12 minutes. Make an ice bath and place the eggs directly into the bath for at least two minutes.
- While eggs boil and cool, cook bacon, allow to cool then chop
- Place shredded lettuce on platter, add eggs, bacon, tomatoes, and avocado, toss with ranch dressing. Add sliced chicken, serve.
This is a gorgeous recipe and so delicious and healthy! Totally up my alley!
Thanks Daniela!
Oh, yum! This is something I would/could eat every day! And, the homemade ranch no doubt puts it over the top!
Thanks Jen! I could drink that homemade ranch!
I am SO making this this week!! SLurp!! Can’t wait to try your version of ranch!
we loved this!! I put all dressing ingredients (hemp hearts in place of the cashews) in my Twister jar, and it emulsified great! I even had a daughter eat a whole salad too, total win! Thanks Linda!
Fabulous! Love the hemp heart idea too.
That salad looks delicious! And I’m going to have to try your ranch… I need a good dairy-free version.
I really love it. The cashew cream works better for me than coconut milk:)
Yes please, that ranch sounds so amazing! Love me a good hearty salad and this one looks perfect.
Perfect salad for the summer and I love the ranch dressing recipe too!
Thanks Yvonne!
This looks amazing! I love the idea of a dairy free ranch dressing, too! The Frenchman will be so happy to have that!
I am so glad! Thanks Heather. Are you married to a French man?
Simply beautiful. Meal salads make me happy too!
Gorgeous platter as always! Really contains some of my favourite ingredients. Must share with my ‘dairy-free’ niece! That dressing may just save our summer..xo
Wow this is such a gorgeous salad! So perfect for hot summer days ahead!
Gosh this is so pretty!!! I love that you made this with cashew cream for those of us who can’t do dairy. Such a lovely meal!
Thanks Emily!
This salad has all my favorite ingredients. I’m a huge fan of salads that can be full meals too!
YUM ! love that golden chicken color with creamy ranch. So delicious !
This looks like the perfect lunch – I love to make immersion blender mayo – it’s so easy and tastier than storebought.
This week starts our ‘salad week’ – salads every night for dinner. Big and hearty ones…this is a great addition!
Oh that’s a good week!