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Red and Green Salad with Chicken

January 3, 2017 by taniasurrow 10 Comments

Variations of this salad has been my go to salad the last year, and this is the version I like the most. So even though it is simple, I would like to share it with you all. It is nutrient packed, and as an extra benefit it contains apples and green onions both of which are know to be anti-histamine foods. For more information about anti-histamine foods, check out this article by Alison Vickery.

Low Histamine Red and Green Salad with ChickenWhen I make this salad I normally make a big portion of chicken in one go. And then freeze down the leftover chicken, portion size of course. That way I have chicken ready for adding to salads the rest of the month. making it significantly faster to prep for a salad lunch to bring to the office.

You can of course prepare the chicken in any way you would like. But I usually use the oven. If you use this method, you need some boullion or broth. Add some boullion/broth (plus some additional salt if needed) to an oven dish, the amount of liquid and size of the dish of course depends on the amount of chicken you choose to cook. Then add the chicken, it should be at least half covered by the liquid. If you don’t have any suitable boullion/broth at hand, pure water works as well. But pure water leaves the chicken a bit bland. If you have no issues with histamine what so ever, you can add some white wine as well. Place the oven dish in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes.

Chicken getting ready to go in the ovenWhile the chicken bakes, prepare the veggies. Chop the red cabbage and romaine lettuce finely. And slice the cucumber and apple finely at approximately the same size. Slice the green onions thinly. (Note: Onions, apples and cucumber contains quercetin, which is a powerful anti histamine). Mix all the veggies in a big bowl and mix the ingredients for the dressing.

Note this salad is great with or without dressing, so if you are not a dressing fan, just leave it out. I chose to make this dressing with apple cider vinegar, which is low in histamine compared to balsamic vinegar or red and white wine vinegar. Alternatively you can use distilled vinegar, which is classified as histamine free. I can also get away with using a little lemon juice. You have to figure out what works for you.

Low Histamine Red and Green Salad with ChickenOnce the chicken is done, let it cool a bit before cutting or shredding it. Serve and Enjoy 🙂

P.S. for a bit of extra crunch you can top it with a little crispy fried onions (remember to read the ingredients though, as they often contain gluten).

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Red and Green salad with Chicken

  • Author: Tania Surrow Larsen, The Histamine Friendly Kitchen
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Yield: 2 1x
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Ingredients

  • 150 g chicken
  • 2 dl boullion/broth (3/4 cup)
  • 150 g red cabbage
  • 130 g romaine lettuce
  • 1/3 of a cucumber (ca. 170 g)
  • 1 apple (ca. 130 g)
  • 2 green onions
  • Dressing:
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Heat up the oven to 180 °C / 355 °F
  2. Add the boullion/broth (plus some additional salt if needed) to an oven dish. Then add the chicken, it should be at least half covered by the liquid. Place the oven dish in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes.
  3. While the chicken bakes, prepare the veggies. Chop the red cabbage and romaine lettuce finely. And slice the cucumber and apple finely at approximately the same size. Slice the green onions thinly.
  4. Mix all the veggies in a big bowl and mix the ingredients for the dressing.
  5. Once the chicken is done, let it cool a bit before cutting or shredding it. Add to the salad.
  6. Serve and Enjoy. (The nutritional data below, is calculated based on one out of two servings)

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Filed Under: All recipes, Autumn, Chicken, dairy free, gluten free, Lunch/Dinner, non vegetarian, Salads, Winter

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Comments

  1. Emily J Parsons says

    June 9, 2018 at 05:53

    What is the measurement “dl” for the boullion/chicken broth?

    Reply
    • taniasurrow says

      June 11, 2018 at 21:07

      Hi Emily 🙂

      dl is deciliter. 2 dl is approximately 3/4 cups. I Hope this helps

      Tania

      Reply
  2. Emily says

    July 15, 2018 at 18:14

    Thank you for the recipe! I’m going to make it for lunch. Looks yummy.

    Reply
    • taniasurrow says

      July 16, 2018 at 20:49

      Hi Emily,

      Omg, this was my go to salad for soooooo long 🙂 A little tip, it is great with a little salted crunch on top (e.g. roasted onion)

      Enjoy,
      Tania

      Reply
  3. R says

    April 28, 2019 at 22:24

    what temperature F/C do you set the oven at to bake the chicken. seems like important information that was left out of your recipe. thanks!

    Reply
    • taniasurrow says

      April 28, 2019 at 22:44

      Hi R,

      Yes indeed important information….. thank you for catching it. I added the temperature in the recipe now. 180 degrees celcius / 355 degrees Fahrenheit.

      Tania

      Reply
  4. Jen says

    April 21, 2020 at 17:16

    What kind of bullion do you use? Thanks!

    Reply
    • taniasurrow says

      June 17, 2020 at 20:51

      Hi Jen,

      I make my own bone broth, or use a vegetable herb mix I found which is totally histamine friendly. For more info see these two blog posts: https://histaminefriendlykitchen.com/low-histamine-vegetable-stock/
      https://histaminefriendlykitchen.com/bone-brothchicken-broth-recipe/

      Reply
  5. PennyG says

    February 11, 2021 at 21:41

    I just found out I am slightly histamine intolerant and was panicking about what I can actually eat… this hit the spot! Thank you for sharing:)

    Reply
    • taniasurrow says

      March 14, 2021 at 09:53

      Hi PennyG,

      An oldie but a goodie indeed 🙂 I hope you will find some new favorites on the blog 🙂

      Tania

      Reply

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