BBQ Chicken Salad with Crispy Onion Strings
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Onion Strings:
  • 1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • ½ cup tapioca starch, separated
  • 3 Tbsp flaxseed meal
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • Coconut oil, for frying
  • Salad:
  • 2-4 cups shredded chicken
  • Homemade BBQ Sauce
  • Chopped lettuces - spinach, romaine, purple romaine, or field greens
  • 4 Hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
  • 1-2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 cups sweet corn
  • Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing
Instructions
  1. Prepare all vegetables; chop lettuce, chopped tomatos and warm corn.
  2. Mix shredded chicken with desired BBQ sauce and warm in a pan.
  3. Very thinly slice onion into strings.
  4. Mix together almond flour, ⅓ cup tapioca flour, flaxseed meal, and spices.
  5. Whisk eggs in a bowl.
  6. Place remaining tapioca flour on a plate.
  7. Heat a pan over medium heat and add 1-2 Tbsp coconut oil for frying (adding more as needed).
  8. Take onion strings, coat in tapioca flour, dip in egg and then in flour mixture.
  9. Add to hot oil frying for a few minutes and flipping.
  10. Cook until golden brown and then place on a plate lined with napkins to drain.
  11. Repeat until all onions have been cooked.
  12. Assemble salad; lettuce, veggies, egg, BBQ chicken and onion strings.
  13. Drizzle with additional BBQ sauce and Avocado Ranch.
  14. Enjoy!
Recipe by Simple Roots at https://simplerootswellness.com/bbq-chicken-salad-crispy-onion-strings/