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Spicy Chopped Chicken Salad

PictureThe precise nature of your salad mixture is more art than a science!

This family favourite is one of those recipes that you make a couple of times and then have fun adjusting the ingredients according to your particular taste. 

Combining crispness and tastiness with a bit of chili heat, it provides a light meal that's full of goodness. Chopped chicken salad is very low-carb, even with the drop of honey, and for those of you counting calories - it does well on that score too! 

But let's focus on the reason you are choosing to make it: 'tastes simply stunning!'

​(Please be aware that this low-carb dish contains peanuts and that some people are highly allergic: you can replace them with cashews or pine nuts if preferred.
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Directions
        Mix together the vinegar, honey, sesame oil, oil mixture, juice of half a lime and soy sauce. Add in the chopped ginger, garlic, chopped chili pepper and spring onions  and let marinate for 15 minutes or longer.
        Meanwhile, wash and chop the lettuce and Chinese cabbage and place in your serving bowl; add the finely sliced carrots and add in the par-boiled and cooled snow peas/mange-tout... they add yet more taste and crunch but are non-essential. (I sometimes add a small handful of soy sprouts too.)
        Then you mix the sauce well with the salad ingredients and garnish with chopped cooked chicken - I use left-overs after a roast meal and it works wonderfully - roasted peanuts, fresh coriander, mint and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
  • 30 ml rice vinegar (or use apple vinegar for more taste)
  • 60 ml cold-pressed rapeseed, avocado, or olive oil (I use a blend)
  • 1 tablespoon of honey (or less)
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of sesame oil (or another flavoured nut oil)
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon or lime (I prefer lime, lemon works too)
  • 25 gm Chopped spring onions
  • 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger
  • 1/2 tablespoon of chopped green chili (to taste)
  • 1/2 tablespoon of finely chopped garlic




  • 1 Romaine(Cos) lettuce
  • 1/2  head of chinese (Napa) cabbage
  • 100 gm snow peas (par-boiled and still crisp)
  • 50 gm finely chopped raw carrot
  • Chopped roasted peanuts to taste
  • 50 gm of fresh mixed coriander and mint 
  • Salt and fresh pepper
  • 250 gm chopped cooked chicken (I poach chicken breast and thighs for 20 minutes in lightly salted water, then reduce and use as chicken stock)
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Prepare all the ingredients and add dressing just before serving.
Sammy Pepys was the pseudonym used by James Capon when writing this book. He is not a doctor or a nutritionist. He is concerned and increasingly suspicious of today's conventional wisdom when it comes to diet, health and the lack of progress on tackling growing rates of type-2 diabetes, obesity and related diseases.
Since then, he has advised numerous people about the benefits of low-carb diets and seen their health and energy levels rise. Weight loss is associated with this eating approach (he lost 7 kilos) but feeling good and having more energy is the main driver!
Disclaimer: The information, recipes and results mentioned on this site may not work for everyone. They do not represent medical advice and it is best to discuss any significant dietary changes with your Doctor.
  • Why fat is our friend
    • LCHF - A beginners' guide >
      • Which fats to use? >
        • More on low-fat & sat fat
        • Demon Fat
        • Fatty Facts: Omega 3 & 6
        • Eat fat, don't get fat!
        • How fat became the enemy
        • Fats, oils & LCHF
      • Diabesity & Food to avoid >
        • Resolving the Junk Food Dilemma
        • More on Diabesity
      • Red and processed meats?
      • Exercise to slim?
      • Milk. Low fat or regular?
      • Going low-carb step-by-step
      • LCHF. Who started it?
    • Overweight? Take a low-carb step
    • Wheat ain't what it used to be
    • What is a diet?
    • We are the experiment
    • Calories in equal calories out?
  • Junk Food
  • The book
    • About >
      • Recommended reading
      • Contact
  • LCHF Recipe Index
    • Breads and crackers >
      • Gluten free crispbreads
      • Einkorn Bread
      • Savoury Cheese muffins
    • Basic ingredients >
      • Chicken Stock
      • Wheat substitutes
      • Roux, Bechamel and Souffle
      • Yogurt and cream cheese
      • Make your own Ghee
      • Mayonnaise
    • From Muesli to Granola >
      • Benchmarking commercial brands
      • New York Cheesecake
    • Frying fish
    • Meat ragout >
      • Cottage Pie >
        • Comparisons
      • Chili con Carne
      • Moussaka
      • Meatballs
    • Boeuf Bourgignon
    • Italian Chicken Wrap
    • Country Pate
    • Omelettes
    • Quiche
    • Sides and dips >
      • Bacon, Water Chestnut Crisp
    • Salads >
      • Simply Salad in a Jar
      • Chopped Chicken Salad (spicy)
      • Thai inspired beef salad
      • Salade Nicoise
    • Veggies made interesting >
      • Cauliflower Rice
      • Cauliflower Mash
      • Indian style aubergine mash
      • Zucchini noodles
      • Suspiciously delicious cabbage
      • Tastier Tomatoes
    • Pizza base
    • Desserts >
      • Chia Seed Dessert
      • New York Cheesecake
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