Use cottage cheese instead of mayo for a refreshing salad! Low-carb blackberry cottage cheese chicken salad will quickly become your new favorite keto salad.
Blackberry Chicken Salad
There are so many different flavors and textures playing together in this refreshing salad. Crunchy walnuts, crispy green onions, juicy chicken breasts, and sticky-sweet blackberries all work together with the tastiest dressing.
This is a salad you make when you’re not in the mood for another lettuce-based salad. There’s no lettuce here!
Be generous with the blackberries! They add the perfect amount of sweetness to the tangy and zesty salad.
There are only 6.1 grams net carbs in an entire cup of blackberries. I only used 1/2 a cup, but feel free to double it.
Just remember to update the carb amounts.
Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
Are you a fan of cottage cheese? It’s a super-versatile ingredient.
You can use cottage cheese to make keto meatballs, on top of keto avocado toast, and it tastes amazing as a hot bubbly pizza dip.
When you mix it with mayonnaise, it’s the perfect base for a creamy chicken salad.
Cottage cheese is high in protein and healthy fats, so it will also help you feel full until your next meal. If you aren’t a fan of the texture of cottage cheese, pulse it a few times in a blender to get rid of the curds. It’s that easy!
Chicken Salad With Berries
Honestly, any kind of berries will taste perfect in this chicken salad. Just be careful since some berries are higher in carbs than others.
Raspberries have the same amount of carbs as blackberries. But a cup of strawberries has 9 grams net carbs!
The blackberries taste best when you mix them in with all of the other ingredients. But remember to save a few and use them as a garnish! Adding a few whole blackberries really makes the colors in the salad pop (and makes the salad look more appetizing, too).
How To Eat Chicken Salad
How do you like to eat chicken salad? Grab a fork and eat it right out of the bowl.
It tastes so good that you can just eat it like this, right after you mix everything together. Or place the creamy salad on a large piece of lettuce and make a lettuce wrap.
If you have some keto-friendly bread, then toast them and make a chicken salad sandwich. Aldi’s sells low-carb bread that has a fantastic flavor and that’s perfectly keto-friendly.
Add the chicken salad to a keto-friendly tortilla and make a lunch wrap.
How Long Is Chicken Salad Good To Eat
Fully mixed chicken salad will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Store it in an airtight container and keep it chilled.
Keeping the air off of the salad is the key to making it last longer. Don’t try to freeze the chicken salad. After it thaws, the taste and the texture will change so much that it won’t be nearly as appetizing.
Low-Carb Blackberry Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad Recipe
Here’s the list of the ingredients and steps that you’ll need to make this easy low-carb blackberry cottage cheese chicken salad recipe. Exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Serving Size: 5
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: (will vary depending on how chicken is cooked.) 30-40 minutes
Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts
- Cottage Cheese
- Mayonnaise
- Celery Stalks
- Green Onions
- Blackberries
- Salt and Pepper
- Chopped Walnuts
- Keto Bread (optional)
Directions
Cook chicken based on your preference. (Baked, boiled, grilled). Once cooked through, shred and chop into bite-sized pieces. Set aside to cool.
Chop celery and onions. In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, celery, onions, blackberries and walnuts.
Stir in the cottage cheese and mayo. Mix well. Season with salt & pepper.
Serve as is, or on your favorite keto bread.
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Low Carb Blackberry Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
Use cottage cheese instead of mayo for a refreshing salad! Low-carb blackberry cottage cheese chicken salad is your new fav!
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese
- 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Celery Stalks diced
- 2 Green Onions Sliced
- 1/2 cup Blackberries (Sliced in half or quarters, depending on size)
- 1/2 tsp Salt and Pepper
- 1/4 cup Chopped Walnuts
- ` Keto Bread optional
Instructions
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Cook chicken based on your preference. (Baked, boiled, grilled). Once cooked through, shred and chop into bite-sized pieces. Set aside to cool.
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Chop celery and onions.
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In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, celery, onions, blackberries and walnuts.
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Stir in the cottage cheese and mayo. Mix well.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Serve as is, or on your favorite keto bread.
Recipe Notes
Blackberry Recipes
If you enjoyed the flavors in this blackberry cottage cheese chicken salad, here are some more delicious ways to cook with blackberries. They are one of the tastiest low-carb fruits out there.
