The Chicken Club Salad with Ranch! (Paleo/Whole30/Keto)
Calories 590kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup mild olive oil
- 2 eggs (the second is back up
- 1/2 lemon (room temp)
- 1/2 cup cream (the second is back up, both eggs need to be room temp, very important!)
- 2 tablespoons cilantro (the second is back up, both eggs need to be room temp, very important!)
- 2 tablespoons chives (the second is back up, both eggs need to be room temp, very important!)
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/4 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
Instructions
- Cashew Cream: Bring 1 cup water to boil, turn off heat and pour 1/2 cup cashews into hot water.
- Soak for 3-4 hours or overnight.
- Strain and rinse.
- Place into blender with a half cup of filtered water and blend until smooth.
- Store in fridge until ready to use (expires in 4 days)
- Place a room temp egg (have a second egg as back up) and olive in a narrow jar that is wide enough to accommodate an immersion blender.
- The egg must be room temp.
- If you forget to take the egg out of the fridge in time, you can place it in a bowl of hot water for 10 minutes to bring it to room temp.
- Add the juice of half a room temp lemon.
- Place an immersion blender into jar with the blender touching the bottom.
- Turn on immersion blender keeping it at the bottom of the dish.
- In about 30 seconds or less you will have mayonnaise! Stop blending.
- If mayo doesn't set up, use that second egg.
- Add it to the jar and mix again, it almost always saves the day.
- Add chopped herbs, spices and cashew cream (or buttermilk) and give one more quick blend to incorporate herbs and spices! Ta-da! 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 8 minutes.
- Run eggs under cold water and peel.
- 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.
- courses lunch or dinner
Originally posted 2019-02-20 18:45:46.
