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Keto Mexican Salad Recipe
This amazing Keto Mexican Salad Recipe with Lime Dressing is inspired by Cheesecake Factory’s Mexican Tortilla Salad but I think this one is better! I like to serve this as the MAIN dish for diner but it also makes a great side dish.
This recipe has been one of the most popular dinners at my house for years and it is my ULTIMATE KETO WORK LUNCH. Seriously, it’s that wonderful! The chicken alone tastes super good!
This is a picture of the Mexican chopped salad without the cilantro lime dressing. Doesn’t it look delish?
The chicken breasts are pounded thin for quick cooking and then they are marinated in a lime chili marinade for about 30 minutes.
While the chicken marinates, dump the Cilantro Lime dressing ingredients into a blender or a food processor. I used a Ninja Blender.
When the dressing is blended smooth. Taste it for seasoning.
I normally add some salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Sometimes I have to add a little peanut butter. What you end up having to add depends on how big your cilantro bunch is. Sometimes it turns out perfect as is and you won’t have to add anything.
When you are done blending and taste testing, the cilantro lime dressing should look like this.
This dressing can be made ahead. It may separate a little but will come together when given a few stirs.
Next prepare the romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onion. I like to leave the ingredients separate until they are tossed with the dressing. This keeps the romaine lettuce nice and crispy.
Cooking Marinated Chicken for Mexican Salad
Now it’s time to cook the Mexican marinated chicken. I’ve never learned how to BBQ so I pan fry the chicken breasts in a nonstick pan with a little oil on medium-high. I use a splash shield so the chicken doesn’t pop all over my stovetop. I cook the chicken pieces for 4-5 minutes per side. The little burnt black bits taste amazing!
If you wanted to knock out cooking the chicken quickly without heating up your kitchen or getting it dirty, you could throw the chicken on a gas BBQ or cook the chicken breasts on the Blackstone Grill.
When the chicken is done cooking, let it rest for 10 minutes or so before chopping it up for the salad.
When the chicken is done resting, chop it into bite-sized pieces.
Assembling and Tossing the Keto Mexican Salad
I like to assemble the salad separately for each person. It’s so easy to tailor the salad to each person’s personal tastes and or diet. In a large bowl place ingredients for a single serving of salad. Add a few tablespoons of Cilantro Lime salad dressing and toss with tongs. Pour the salad into a salad bowl or a big plate.
- Chopped Romaine Lettuce
- Cooked, Chopped, Marinated Chicken
- Sliced Cabbage
- Cherry Tomatoes – Sliced in Half
- Red Onion (it looks so pretty in this salad but white onion or sweet onion will also work)
- Avocados
Non-Keto Chopped Salad Add-ins That are Sooooo Good!
Here are some additional add-ins that are perfect for anyone not eating a keto or low carb diet:
- Crushed tortilla chips – One of my favorite add-ins. The tortilla chips and the dressing are everything together!
- Canned Black Beans Drained
- Canned Corn Drained
NOTE: You do NOT want to toss this chopped salad ahead of time or the romaine lettuce will wilt.
Copy Cat Cheesecake Factory Mexican Tortilla Salad Keto StyleClick To TweetHere’s what the salad looks like after it’s been chopped. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
This salad also tastes amazing with regular ranch dressing!
****. If you are taking this Mexican Salad to work for your lunch, make sure you keep the dressing separate from the salad and toss right before eating. I put the salad and chicken in a gallon ziplock. I then put the dressing in a small separate container and place the container inside the ziplock. when it’s time for lunch I dump the dressing into the salad bag and toss. I eat straight out the ziplock. 😀
Keto Cheesecake Factory Copy Cat Recipe For Mexican Tortilla Salad
This recipe is actually three separate recipes. One for the marinade, one for the dressing, and then the chopped salad. Don’t let this intimidate you, the meal comes together easily. It’s so easy I often make this for dinner on work nights.
Serve this as a Mexican Side Salad With
Delicious tender chicken that tastes perfect in salads This Mexican Salad recipe is inspired by Cheesecake Factory's Mexican Tortilla Salad Wonderful Cilantro Lime Dressing tastes so good with marinated chicken!Mexican Chicken Marinade for Salad
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 serving
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Unsaturated Fat 0g
Mexican Salad with Chicken in Lime Cilantro Dressing
Ingredients
Optional Ingredients (May NOT be Low Carb)
Instructions
Nutrition Information
Yield 6
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Unsaturated Fat 0g
Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 servings
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Unsaturated Fat 0g
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