Chicken or Turkey Salad

Depending on whether you can find gluten free cashews, we have carb counted one recipe with cashews and one with GF pistachios (the difference was less than one carb in the whole recipe). The cashew recipe came out the winner if choosing, however, both were really good.

Course Lunch

Cuisine North American

Keyword Chicken, green grapes, Hellman's Real Mayonnaise, Nuts, seeds, Turkey

Ingredients

Cashew:

1 cup (150 gr) chicken/turkey (one chicken breast) chopped 0 CHO
½ cup (55 gr) celery chopped 1 CHO
2 TBSP (25 gr) (3 large) seedless grapes cut into 4 or 6 pieces 5 CHO
2 TBSP (20 gr) cashews roughly chopped 4.4 CHO
2 TBSP (30 gr) Hellman’s Regular Mayonnaise 0 CHO
½ tsp. chives finely diced 0 CHO
½ tsp. lemon juice 0 CHO
Salt and pepper to taste 0 CHO

TOTAL CHO 10.4 CHO

TOTAL WEIGHT 275 GRAMS
10.4 CHO DIVIDED BY 275 GRAMS = .037 CHO/GRAM
¼ CUP = 35 GRAMS (.037 CHO x 35 GRAMS) 1.29 CHO/1/4 CUP

Pistachio:

1½ cups (175 gr) chicken/turkey (one chicken breast) chopped 0 CHO
½ cup (55 gr) celery chopped 1 CHO
2 TBSP (25 gr) (3 large) seedless grapes cut into 4 or 6 pieces 5 CHO
2.5 TBSP (20 gr) pistachios roughly chopped 3.6 CHO
2 TBSP (30 gr) Hellman’s Regular Mayonnaise 0 CHO
½ tsp. chives finely diced 0 CHO
½ tsp. lemon juice 0 CHO
Salt and pepper to taste 0 CHO

TOTAL CHO 9.6 CHO

TOTAL WEIGHT 275 GRAMS
9.6 CHO DIVIDED BY 275 GRAMS = .034 CHO/GRAM
¼ CUP = 35 GRAMS (.034 CHO x 35 GRAMS) 1.19 CHO/1/4 CUP

Butter Lettuce 0 CHO

Croissants – will depend on product and amount eaten

Instructions

Chop chicken and celery and place in small dish. Roughly chop nuts and slice grapes into 4 or 6 pieces. Add diced chives and remaining ingredients. Gently stir and test for seasoning. Will last up to an hour refrigerated before serving; or put in the cooler and head off on a play date for a picnic!