Blueberries are one of the lowest-carb fruits that you can eat, and they have the bonus of incredible taste! Blueberries add interest and flavor to this classic chicken dinner salad recipe, and rotisserie pre-cooked chicken from Costco make this recipe an easy, no-cook summer salad.
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Low-Carb Carb Dinner Salad with Blueberries
While this blueberry chicken salad by itself was filling enough for me as a low-carb summer dinner, my family thinks they need several courses when we sit down at the table. As soon as I put this out I hear, “Is that all we’re having?”…” Well, it looks good for an appetizer”….” I’m starving!”.
So…if you’re making this chicken-blueberry dish as dinner for a family like mine that thinks they’re undernourished, you might want to add another side of sorts. I sautéed some summer squash in butter and mint and they were happy and satisfied in the end.
It’s also a great dish for a low-carb summer lunch if you don’t like salad for dinner.
Chicken Blueberry Summer Salad
Here is a visual of the ingredients for this summer salad. Check out the recipe below for detailed measurements of ingredients.
Bonus Recipe: Blueberry Rum Popsicles
These blueberry Popsicles (with or without rum) are great fun to take to a party or have outside or at the lake. They’re ever-so-easy, a good way to use up any leftover jam in the fridge, and they keep you cool and happy.
Ingredients & Directions:
- 1 cup blueberry jam
- 2 cups water
- 2 oz. rum
- In a medium saucepan, add about 2 cups of water for every cup of your favorite jam (I used Blueberry Lime Mint), and melt the mixture over low heat. If the jam is fairly sweet you will want to add more water, both to make it taste more like an ice pop, but also to help it freeze better as too much sugar will prevent the Popsicles from freezing solid.
- Cool and pour into Popsicle molds and freeze for 6 hours or until frozen hard.
- For a fun adult Popsicle treat, after the jam mix has melted, add 2 ounces of rum or vodka for every 3 cups of jam mix to the pot before pouring into molds. Just don’t add too much or they won’t freeze as the alcohol will change the freezing point.
- If you don’t have Popsicle molds, place 6-10 Dixie cups in a shallow square pan, cover the tops of the cups with aluminum foil, and poke a Popsicle stick or sturdy stir stick through the foil in the center of each Dixie cup (the foil will hold the sticks upright).
Blueberries for Breakfast
Blueberry smoothies were my kids’ favorite lunch during the summer until they became teenagers and started thinking it was too much like a milkshake and therefore too high in calories.
I make these blueberry protein smoothies now with protein powder and unsweetened coconut milk for myself for my standard low-carb breakfast. And when the adult “kids” are home these days I’ll make one for them also.
Freezing Blueberries
Remember, blueberries freeze very nicely. Just pour them (unwashed) onto a cookie sheet, freeze until solid, and pour into freezer bags for use throughout the year.
Grow Your Own Blueberries in Containers or Garden
Did you know? You can easily grow cucumbers in a container (and of course in your garden). As a long-time gardener growing both ways, my post below can inspire you to try it yourself!
If you have never gardened, (or even if you have), growing vegetables in containers on your deck, balcony, or patio can be surprisingly fun, rewarding, and even meditative. You just may get hooked!
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Chicken and Blueberry Salad
Equipment
- bowls
- box grater Or other grater
- Indoor grill Optional
- large ziplock plastic bags
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup white wine vinegar
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon lemon or lime juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt and 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 pound Pre-cooked rotisserie chicken I get it from Costco
- 2 carrots shredded with grater,
- 2 celery ribs chopped
- ½ cup onion diced
- ½ cup red bell pepper chopped
- 4 cups torn salad greens
- 2 cups fresh blueberries can use frozen
Instructions
- Whisk together oil, vinegar, garlic and citrus juice with some salt and pepper and pour into large plastic or ziplock bag.3 Tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 cup white wine vinegar, 2-3 cloves garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 Tablespoon lemon or lime juice
- Add chicken to bag and massage bag so the marinade covers chicken pieces. Let marinate for about an hour.1 pound Pre-cooked rotisserie chicken
- Grate and chop the carrots, celery onion and pepper. Tear (or cut) the lettuce into bite-size pieces.2 carrots, 2 celery ribs, 1/2 cup onion, 1/2 cup red bell pepper, 4 cups torn salad greens
- Remove chicken from dressing and shred or cut into bite-size pieces
- In large bowl toss all ingredients except blueberries together with hands (including the dressing left in the ziplock bag). Add blueberries and gently toss a little more.Serve with a side of nuts if desired (walnuts, pecans, pine nuts or your favorite)2 cups fresh blueberries
Thank you for this great recipe and easy to follow directions