This no-mayo chicken salad is perfect for a quick lunch! It’s healthy, paleo, whole30, and AIP compliant.

paleo chicken salad

Love the idea of easy lunches like chicken salad but hate mayo? Or maybe you just can’t really tolerate mayo because of an egg allergy? I’ve got you covered! You can totally make a mean chicken salad without mayo that’s perfect for serving in a wrap, over a bed of greens, or however, you’d like for an easy meal prep option!

 

How to make this no mayo chicken salad

  • Whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and mustard (omit the mustard for AIP).
  • Combine the cubed chicken with the celery, red onion, grapes, and green onions.
  • Toss the chicken salad in the dressing and serve chilled in a wrap or over a salad.

chicken salad dressing

How to serve this chicken salad

Serve it in lettuce cups or a wrap of your choice

This chicken salad would be great served inside romaine lettuce or butter lettuce cups!

Serve over a bed of lettuce

All you need is a couple of cups of lettuce and you have a delicious salad complete with protein from the chicken, carbs, and veggies from the grapes and celery, and fat from the dressing. So easy!

Serve it by itself with a side

I think this chicken salad would be great paired with something like plantain chips on the side to round it all out.

 

The Ingredients for the no mayo chicken salad

Chicken breast

You can also use chicken thigh if you’d prefer.

Celery, grapes, and red onion

You can easily mix it up with using something like apples instead of grapes, cucumber instead of celery, etc.

Olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, mustard 

You can omit the mustard to keep it AIP compliant.

paleo chicken salad without mayo

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No Mayo Chicken Salad

  • Author: Michelle
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Total Time: 10
  • Yield: 3 servings 1x
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Description

This no-mayo chicken salad is perfect for a quick lunch! It’s healthy, paleo, whole30, and AIP compliant.

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Ingredients

For the dressing

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard (omit for AIP)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)

For the chicken salad

  • 1 lb chicken breast, cooked and cubed
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced
  • 3/4 cup red grapes, halved
  • 1 tbsp green onions, sliced

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the dressing ingredeints until well combined.
  2. Combine the cubed chicken with the celery, red onion, grapes, and green onions.
  3. Toss the chicken salad in the dressing and serve chilled in either lettuce cups, or in over a salad.
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: no cook
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 339
  • Fat: 18.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 9.2g
  • Fiber: 0.9g
  • Protein: 34.6g