Best Gluten Free Chicken Salad Recipe (Fried Chicken Style!)

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Ooh and hey, wanna know a few more reasons why you’ll absolutely adore this recipe (just to make you fall even deeper in love ❤)? Let’s go!

• Also if you’re concerned about any food allergies, this easy chicken salad recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free and sugar-free. So go ahead and enjoy it to your heart’s content without any worries at all ❤.
• Are salads too boring for you? Then this gluten free chicken salad is a great way to get those veggies in if you’re not a big salad fan. Or hey, maybe you love veggies but just aren’t in the mood to play nice 😉. The crispy fried chicken just amps things up here!
• Oh and if you absolutely adore crispy fried chicken, you’re gonna love this easy gluten-free chicken salad recipe with fried chicken. You’ll get the fried chicken, some yummy creamy dressing along with fresh veggies. Such a win-win! And hey, who knows, this may just end up becoming one of your most fav Crispy Chicken dishes!
• Yes, this gluten free chicken salad recipe with fried chicken is super delicious as I’ve mentioned already BUT it also uses the simplest ingredients ever! Such simple ingredients, such incredible flavor.
• This recipe is quick and easy to make too! All you need to do is cut your veggies, make your dressing, fry the chicken (won’t take too long at all), and mix everything together. If you’re afraid of frying, I completely understand, but don’t be. I’ll guide you through it so it becomes one of the easiest things for you ever ❤.
• This is also such a different and fun salad idea if you’re into experimenting and trying different things out there. And hey, this salad is super easy to make and sooo good too, you can go ahead and make it for a party as well! It’s a great party food idea. Just get ready for everyone to be totally impressed and absolutely adore it!

If you love crispy chicken and everything crispy as much as we do, check out these recipes below:

• Taco Bell Nacho Fries Recipe (with Easy Copycat Seasoning!)
• Easy Crispy Fried Indian Chicken Mixed with Tangy Sauce
• Crispy Korean Fried Chicken Recipe (in Soy Garlic Sauce!)
• Homemade Batter Fried Broccoli with Creamy Sauce

Do I need to cook chicken in a specific way for THIS gluten free chicken salad RECIPE?

There are no rules when it comes to cooking your chicken when making this gluten-free chicken salad.

We prefer our chicken crispy fried but you can experiment to see what you like best!

It’ll always taste amazing because that’s just how wonderful this salad is!

If you want some crispy chicken without having to fry it, you can always air fry, bake or pan fry it in very little oil.

You can also sprinkle some cajun seasoning over your chicken and sauté it in a pan.

You can also grill your chicken, roast it or even just poach it.

Lemme know your favorite way to have your chicken when making this gluten-free chicken salad!

If you have any food allergies or follow a certain diet type, go ahead and explore our absolutely lip-smacking Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free and/or Sugar-free recipes.

To cook the chicken:

To make the dressing:

The veggies:

Optional Ingredients:

• Salt and black pepper- Give the entire salad a taste and see if you would still like to add in some salt and black pepper!
• Fresh herbs or maybe even some cajun seasoning- Ah, fresh herbs. You can go ahead and add in some fresh herbs to your salad that you feel will go well such as fresh dill, fresh cilantro, parsley, chives, basil, thyme, tarragon… Loads of options! You can use dried herbs too if you want. For an added touch of delish spice, you can sprinkle some cajun spice on top of everything too!

STEP 1: GET THE CHICKEN READY

So the first thing we’ll do here is go ahead and cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and add it to a large mixing bowl.

Now to the same large bowl add in the minced garlic, egg white, a portion of the cornstarch, water, salt and pepper.

Give everything a good mix…

You have two options now, you can leave the chicken to rest in the fridge (for a half hour or so) or move to the next step and get frying 💃🏻!

STEP 2: DREDGE THE CHICKEN

In a separate large bowl, add the remaining cornstarch and cajun seasoning.

Mix the cajun seasoning and cornstarch together.

Let’s get to dredging our chicken now!

Remember, during this entire process, it’s always best to have a wet hand and a dry hand.

You can use the wet hand to move the chicken from the bowl into the cornstarch and cajun mix and you can use the dry hand to coat the chicken nice and good. This will take away all the frustration of sticky cornstarchy hands 😱.

Now getting back to our chicken…

Dust the surface you’ll be placing your dredged chicken on with some cornstarch so it doesn’t stick to the surface.

Take your chicken and start coating each individual piece in the cajun-cornstarch mixture.

Once your chicken piece is coated, give it a gentle squeeze to make sure you get that cornstarch-cajun mix stuck on nice and good to each nook and cranny of that chicken.

Dust off the excess cornstarch and place your chicken on the cornstarch dusted surface..

Once you’re done coating all your chicken cubes in that cornstarch cajun mix, leave them be for about 5 to 10 minutes to set so things don’t come apart while frying.

This usually doesn’t happen here but I like to stay on the safer side whenever I’m frying chicken!

A few pieces of chicken may sometimes stick to the surface during this time even if you’ve dusted the surface with cornstarch…

Don’t worry, just take those pieces of chicken and coat them with the cornstarch mixture again on the spots where the cornstarch mixture seems to be missing.

AND NOW LET’S GO FRY SOME CHICKEN 😍!

STEP 3: FRY THE CHICKEN

Exactly what it sounds like… time to fry the chicken!

And hey, don’t worry. It’s gonna be super easy and I’m not just saying that. I promise ❤.

I’ve used a wok here because I feel it uses lesser oil as it all collects at the bottom since it’s narrower and also because it’s shaped in a way that prevents any major splutters.

You can use a Dutch oven or a heavy-bottomed deep skillet too.

Now, pour in the cooking oil and let it heat over medium heat.

After waiting for about 2 to 3 minutes, drop in a tiny piece of coated chicken into the oil to check if it’s hot enough. This is a great way to know if your oil is hot enough or not.

If the oil is ready, the chicken bit will immediately bubble up and rise to the top. Once this happens, your chicken is ready for fry time!

Carefully add your pieces of chicken, one by one. Don’t add all your pieces of chicken here.

Add just as many pieces of chicken as you feel are enough, this depends on the cooking pan you’re using.

Please don’t overcrowd your pan or else the temperature of the oil will fall resulting in soggy chicken.

I’ve used a large wok and fried my chicken in about two batches.

After adding your chicken to the oil, don’t touch it for the first 3 to 4 minutes. This is to let that delicious cornstarch cajun coating set.

After 3 to 4 minutes, you can gently move your chicken a little and turn it if you feel a certain side is uncooked. This won’t be too much of a problem though because your chicken is already mostly submerged in the hot oil.

Then let that chicken fry for an extra 2 to 3 minutes or until you see it’s gotten all gorgeously golden brown which means it’s done!

Your first batch of chicken will take about 6 to 7 minutes to cook. This depends on the cooking pan you’re using, the size of your chicken pieces, how many pieces of chicken you’ve added to the pan and your stove.

Go ahead and take your chicken out once it’s nice, browned and crispy. BUT WAIT…

As your pieces of chicken crisp up and brown beautifully, when the time comes to remove them, it’s best to keep some things in mind.

This will help your chicken stay crispy for longer. These points will come in handy whenever you’re frying anything out there.

• Once you’re done frying your chicken and it’s time to remove them, please don’t reduce or switch the heat off until you remove all the pieces of chicken from the pan. If you reduce or switch off the heat, the oil will be absorbed by the chicken, making them a soggy mess 😱.
• As you’re removing the pieces of chicken, make sure you first put them in a strainer (holding the strainer over the pan). Then give them a little shake. This way, the excess oil will fall back right into the pan.
• After straining your crispy pieces of chicken for any extra oil, place them on a cooling rack over a baking sheet or baking tray. This is so much better than placing your pieces of chicken directly on tissues or paper towels because it’ll make them soggy. If you do not have a cooling rack, strain the pieces of chicken and then transfer the pieces of chicken to a plate without any kitchen towels or tissues on it. Also try and make sure the pieces of chicken are not too close to each other or they may get soggy.

And there you have it, absolutely incredible crispy golden pieces of deliciousness!

Go ahead and fry the rest of the chicken the same way (if you have any more left).

The next batch of chicken may finish frying up faster, about 5 to 6 mins thanks to the oil being hot already.

You can also always reduce the temperature of your oil by reducing the heat to low if you feel the oil has gotten too hot. You’ll know the oil has gotten too hot if it starts smoking.

An optional suggestion here is to sprinkle some more cajun seasoning on your crispy chicken once it’s fresh and out of the pan for more spice and flavor, or maybe even some salt…

The chicken will be delicious on its own though so this is not necessary.

Go ahead and take a bite… How good is that, huh? And you fried it all by yourself ❤. Yum!

Leave your chicken to rest on the cooling rack and go ahead and…

STEP 4: MAKE THE DRESSING

You can do this while the chicken fries if you’re a multitasker or after frying the chicken like me 😉!

Take a bowl and add in the mayonnaise, garlic, barbecue sauce, yellow mustard, honey and lime juice.

Now mix everything together…

Doesn’t it look gorgeous? Like art ✨!

Make sure to mix everything super well together…

STEP 5: CUT YOUR VEGGIES

Let’s get more of those salad ingredients ready!

Go ahead and chop your red onion, celery and cucumber.

You can cut them however you prefer ❤.

STEP 6: MIX EVERYTHING AND ENJOY

Now go ahead and add your veggies, dressing and crispy fried chicken to a large bowl.

I like keeping a few pieces of fried chicken on the side to top the final salad with once everything’s mixed. You can do that too or add all your pieces of chicken all at once.

Give everything a good mix and garnish with some scrumptious green onion.

Give your salad a taste.

If you feel it needs salt and/or pepper, add some in. I usually don’t because I feel the salad doesn’t need it.

And hey, now enjoy one of the most delicious salads in the whole world 😍. YUM!

You can enjoy this salad on its own or maybe make some chicken salad sandwiches with your favorite gluten-free bread… or make some chicken salad lettuce wraps…

You can find more ways to serve this salad in our Serving Suggestions section below to discover new favorite ways you can have his salad ❤.

Hey you, I really hope you love this Gluten Free Chicken Salad Recipe as much as I do!

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Also, if you have any questions about this recipe, make sure to check out our FAQs section below to maybe find your answer there, or leave a comment and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible, I promise 😊.

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How can I make a creamy chicken salad dressing without mayonnaise? What are healthy alternatives for mayonnaise in the dressing?

You can go ahead and use light mayo or vegan mayo instead.

You can also always reduce the amount of mayonnaise used in the salad.

If you completely want to skip out on mayonnaise in the dressing to make a gluten free chicken salad without mayonnaise, a few alternatives are…

• Greek yogurt
• Sour cream
• Mashed avocado or even avocado mayonnaise
• Full-fat coconut milk or coconut cream
• Maybe even hummus

You can also mix any of the ingredients above with mayo for example, half mayo and half Greek yogurt or half mayo and half mashed avocado…

You can mix any of the ingredients above together too such as maybe Greek yogurt and sour cream…

Go ahead and experiment and see what you like best!

Lemme know what you prefer in the comments below ❤.

FUN SERVING SUGGESTIONS

There are so many different ways you can serve this fun and delicious chicken salad recipe. Let’s explore some of them below…

• Add some cheese 😍! Grate your favorite cheese over this delicious chicken salad to add a whole other level of flavor to it. You can grate Parmesan, cheddar, mozzarella… whatever you prefer. You can use goat cheese or feta cheese too! Oh ❤.
• You can also drizzle the sauces prettily over the salad to make it look artistic and gorgeous rather than mixing them all beforehand. Also check out my 4 Ingredient Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe which pairs very well with this salad 😍.
• Go ahead and add some extra ingredients on the side such as maybe some boiled eggs? They go really well with a creamy salad like this one. Also, potatoes are your best friend here! Go ahead and add maybe some boiled potatoes, roast potatoes… I sometimes even pan fry my boiled potatoes so they get crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It works soo well with a fried chicken salad! You can serve this delicious salad on top of some baked potatoes too or alongside mashed potatoes. Maybe even over some baked sweet potatoes! To make this even more fun for yourself or maybe even kids, you can add in some potato chips or even french fries. Yay 💃🏻! Sweet potato fries add a yummy flavor and crisp too.
• You can serve this simple gluten free chicken salad recipe with some delicious roast veggies too like carrots, broccoli, potato, brussel sprouts, cauliflower… The flavor they’ll add to the salad will be ❤! You can grill your veggies as well!
• To make this delicious gluten-free chicken salad even more filling, go ahead and serve it atop some gluten-free pasta to turn it into a gluten free chicken pasta salad! All that incredible fried chicken creaminess mixed in with some pasta… oh it’ll taste so.good.
•  Ever tried a salad with some delicious roasted nuts added in? It tastes incredible! Go ahead and top your salad with whatever nuts you prefer and feel will go well here. There are so many options out there! Walnuts, almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, peanuts…!!! Just toast or roast them or even add them in raw if you prefer and enjoy. Looking for a nut- free option? For a nut- free option, add in some delicious seeds such as pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds… maybe even chia seeds or flax seeds. Yum!
• Sometimes, I’m just in the mood for a delicious classic sandwich and ooh boy does this fried chicken salad come in handy giving that perfect mayo creaminess, crunch from the chicken and crisp from the fresh veggies. You can go ahead and make some gluten free chicken salad sandwiches as well! To make the most delicious gluten free chicken salad sandwiches ever, go ahead and use your favorite gluten-free bread. You can toast the slices of bread (maybe in some garlic butter too if you like!) and fill em up with this creamy chicken salad. You can add in other veggies too such as maybe some romaine lettuce or butter lettuce to your chicken salad sandwiches…? Avocado? Tomato? And there you go, enjoy that gluten free chicken salad sandwich!
• Or the same way, you can go ahead and use gluten-free buns and make some gluten-free chicken salad sliders or burgers. Grab your favorite gluten-free buns and toast them. Then place some molten cheese over the bun, add lots of this delicious crispy chicken salad, place another soft gluten-free bun on top and take a bite. How gorgeous does that taste? No words, nope. You can add your favorite fresh veggies here too such as some sliced avocado, tomato, romaine lettuce or butter lettuce… literally anything you prefer!
• You don’t need to stick to just breads and buns! You can scoop your gluten-free chicken salad into gluten-free croissants too! Ah, imagine how good it’ll taste. That buttery flakey croissant with this delicious creamy crispy chicken salad… all those flavors. Wow 🤩. You maybe can use bagels too.
• You can also use some gluten-free tortillas and make a gluten free chicken salad wrap or roll with your creamy chicken salad. Go ahead and use your favorite gluten-free tortillas, fill them up with whatever veggies you prefer such as tomato, napa cabbage, avocado, romaine lettuce or butter lettuce, stuff all that creamy gluten free chicken salad, roll it up and enjoy!
• Or go ahead and use a gluten free pita pocket and make a chicken salad pita pocket! Stuff in your creamy chicken salad, fill it up with whatever veggies you like such as romaine lettuce or butter lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, grated carrot… so many options. Enjoy ❤!
• Guess what? For a low carb option, you can make lettuce wraps or lettuce cups with this incredibly delish creamy chicken salad too! You can use romaine lettuce, butter lettuce or whatever lettuce you prefer that you feel will hold everything together well to make some lettuce wraps or lettuce cups. Just add a nice dollop of this gluten free chicken salad onto a lettuce cup or wrap it up making a mouthwatering lettuce wrap, nice, fresh and crunchy. You can maybe even make cabbage wraps with napa cabbage. This is a great gluten-free option as well.
• Or just go ahead and serve this gluten free chicken salad with another salad! Go ahead and make a simple (or super extravagant) salad with your favorite fresh veggies (ooh bright flavors!), drizzle some extra virgin olive oil and serve your gluten free chicken salad along with it or on top of it. It’s no mystery that this salad works super well with fresh greens. Yum! Ooh and salad over salad? SALADCEPTION!
• For some extra added flavor, you can garnish your dairy and gluten free chicken salad recipe with some fresh cilantro or other fresh herbs such as fresh dill, parsley, chives, basil, thyme, tarragon (dried are fine too). You can add a pinch of cajun seasoning or even my personal favorite, green onion!
• You can also serve your crispy chicken salad recipe with some gluten-free crackers. You can stuff the cracker as well as top it up with another cracker to make it a cracker sandwich (yum!) with it or just use the creamy chicken salad as a dip! Becomes a pretty delish filling snack! You can use rice cakes as well as crunchy carrot sticks and/or crisp celery sticks.
• Go ahead and make a cucumber boat! To make this chicken salad taste even more refreshing and give it a pretty impressive presentation, serve it in a cucumber boat. Delish 😍!
• To add an extra crunch to this already crispy and crunchy creamy salad, you can add in some gluten-free croutons. Imagine those croutons soaking up all that delicious dressing and bites of crispy chicken, crunchy fresh veggies, delicious creamy dressing along with delicious CRONCHY croutons. Incredible! You can add in gluten-free tortilla chips too, maybe even topping the salad with some crumbled gluten-free tortilla chips!
• If you make this for a party, you’re gonna have people fall deeply in love with your cooking skills. What makes things even better is how easy this is to make for a large group of people. Plus, you can serve it in a really cool way for a crowd too! You can give people options! Just go ahead and serve your crispy chicken salad along with crackers, potato chips, french fries, even a few tortilla wraps if they want to make a wrap for themselves or even burger buns and slices of bread. Perhaps even some lettuce cups or lettuce wraps for a low carb option. And even some veggies like tomatoes, lettuce, avocado for them to fill their wrap/sandwich/burger with. They can make whatever they want with this salad. Maybe even some crunchy carrots and crisp celery for people to dip into the chicken salad if they prefer!
• You can serve your gluten free chicken salad with grapes or any other fresh fruit too to add a sweet crunch, if you prefer. You can top your salad with fresh fruit too for a stunning burst of color. Fruit adds a sweetness that works super well with all the flavors here. Add in maybe some juicy red grapes or green grapes (or both! Red or green seedless grapes work well but you can go for whatever you prefer. Ah juicy grapes!), sweet apples, maybe even some dried cranberries, pineapple! An added plus is all the color they bring to the salad!

TIPS TO MAKE THE BEST GLUTEN FREE CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Sooo… if you’ve gone through the instructions already, you’ll know how simple this best ever gluten free chicken salad recipe is to make!

Easy is an understatement with such simple ingredients too!

But if you want to make things even easier, go through these tips to make the best chicken salad ever. I’m sure you’ll find something useful ❤.

• Ooh I can’t say this enough… please use fresh ingredients when making this gluten and dairy free chicken salad recipe. Fresh ingredients just taste better and this is a great way to make this ultimate chicken salad recipe taste yummier than it already is! The veggies are crunchier, the sauces are more flavorful and the chicken is deliciously tender.
• A great way to prevent sticky cornstarchy hands when dredging your chicken is by having a wet hand and dry hand. You can use the wet hand to move the chicken from the bowl into the cornstarch cajun mix and you can use the dry hand to coat the chicken nice and good.
• Make sure you use an oil that has a high smoke point such as maybe vegetable oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil, avocado oil, soybean oil, refined coconut oil etc (lots more options out there)… This is so that the oil doesn’t start smoking, turn rancid and burn your food giving it a terrible flavor.
• I know it’s super tempting but don’t add your pieces of chicken to the oil until the oil is hot enough. Wait for the oil to heat for about 2 to 3 minutes, then drop in a tiny piece of coated chicken into the oil to check if it’s hot enough. If the oil is ready, the chicken bit will immediately bubble up and rise to the top. Once this happens, your chicken is ready for fry time! The right temperature of oil will give you that perfect crispy tender chicken.
• When frying the chicken, add just as many pieces of chicken as you feel are enough. Please don’t overcrowd your pan or else the temperature of the oil will fall resulting in soggy chicken (noooo!).
• While frying your chicken, keep a check on how hot your oil is getting. You’ll know your oil is super hot if it starts smoking. Just go ahead and reduce the heat to low until the oil stops smoking. You can also add in a little more oil to bring the temperature of the oil down. This is usually not something to worry about though because it doesn’t happen often in this recipe.
• Are you in a hurry and don’t have the time to fry your pieces of chicken in batches? One of my favorite things to do when I need to get this chicken ready quickly is to just go ahead and fry the chicken breasts whole and then cut them into tender chicken strips after removing them from the oil. This hurries up the process so there won’t be a need to fry your chicken in batches.
• If you’re unsure about your chicken being completely cooked through, you can go ahead and use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken to see if it’s done. The temperature needs to reach at least 165 °F for your chicken to be fully cooked. It’s okay if you don’t have a meat thermometer though, I don’t use one either!
• Go ahead and double fry your chicken for an absolutely incredible crisp. To double fry your chicken, once you’re done frying all the pieces of chicken the first time place them on a cooling rack over a baking sheet or baking tray, then raise the heat to high, wait for a minute or so until the oil is heated through and then add all the pieces of chicken back into the oil. Let them fry for a minute or two and take them out. Enjoy that crispy gorgeousness!
• If you’re crazy about crispy fried chicken (like me!), you can go ahead and keep some pieces of fried chicken on the side and not mix in all of them when making the salad. Once you’re done tossing all the sauces, veggies and chicken together in a large bowl, go ahead and top your salad with those few crispy pieces of chicken. This is one of my favorite ways to add an extra crunch to my salad.
• You can fry the chicken and keep it aside, make your salad and top it up with some nice warm fried chicken (one of my favorite things to do!) or if you prefer a cold salad, you can make your salad, keep it in the fridge in an airtight container for a while and then fry your chicken and top the salad up with it (cold creamy salad topped with warm crispy chicken, yum!). But hey, if you want your chicken to be cold too, you can go ahead and fry your chicken and wait for it to reach room temperature, top your salad up with it, keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator to get as cold as you like and then enjoy it. The thing is, this salad will taste amazing no matter how warm or cold it is!
• Maybe you prefer a little more barbecue sauce in the dressing, go ahead and add more! Maybe you feel another sauce (such as sweet onion sauce? Buffalo sauce? Discover your own secret ingredient 😉!) will lend more to the dressing so go ahead and add it! Play around with the sauces in the dressing and add, remove, increase or decrease whatever sauces you want, to create a salad dressing that’s unique to you!
• You can also make lots of dressing if you prefer a saucy salad or reduce the amount of dressing if you prefer a salad that’s more chicken and veggie forward.
• See an ingredient you don’t like? Skip out on it! That’s the best part about this salad. You can leave out any ingredient you don’t like and it’ll taste good nonetheless, it really is the ultimate chicken salad recipe! You can add or remove whatever ingredient/s you want or don’t want! Customize this quick gluten free chicken salad recipe however you like and lemme know what ingredients you’ve added or removed in the comments below. I’d love to try it your way ❤.
• To add a sweet crunch and the most gorgeous touch of color to your gluten-free chicken salad, add in some fresh fruit such as juicy red grapes or green grapes (or both! Red or green seedless grapes work well but you can go for whatever you prefer, ah juicy grapes!), sweet apples, pomegranate… maybe even some dried cranberries, pineapple!
• For some extra added flavor, you can go ahead and garnish your dairy and gluten free chicken salad recipe with some fresh cilantro or other fresh herbs such as fresh dill, parsley, chives, basil, thyme, tarragon (dried are fine too). You can also garnish your homemade chicken salad with a pinch of cajun seasoning or my favorite, green onion!

RECIPE & DIET VARIATIONS YOU CAN TRY

Ooh, this gluten free chicken salad recipe has loads of variations!

And that just means there are so many more ways you can enjoy this simple recipe.

So go ahead and experiment, this recipe won’t ever disappoint ❤.

Time to go wild!

• Use whatever flour you prefer!- I love the crisp cornstarch gives to our fried chicken but you can use whatever gluten-free flour you prefer. There are so many options out there such as tapioca starch, rice flour, potato starch… You can also use a combination of these flours. You can use gluten-free breadcrumbs as well as panko to coat your chicken. If you’re not following a gluten-free diet, you can use all-purpose flour too.
• Cut the chicken however you want- We’ve cut our chicken into small bite-sized cubes BUT there are loads of different ways you can cut your chicken too! Go ahead and fry some delicious juicy chicken tenders, maybe some chicken popcorn or even fry a whole breast.
• Double fry for an out.of.this.world crisp- Yep, you read that right! To make your gluten-free fried chicken even crispier, go ahead and double fry it. To double fry your chicken, once you’re done frying all the pieces of chicken the first time, raise the heat to high and add all the pieces of chicken back into the oil once it’s heated through. Let them fry for a minute or two and then remove them. Enjoy that crispy galore!
• Cook the chicken however you like- which is totally awesome! If you want some crispy chicken without having to fry it, there are loads of different ways you can do it. You can always air fry, bake or pan fry your chicken in very little oil. The crispy chicken in this salad makes everything a bajillion times yummier BUT if you want to try something different and make things low carb as well as for a healthy chicken salad option, you can sprinkle some cajun spice over your chicken and sauté it over a pan, grill it, roast it or even just poach it. You can then shred it in a food processor too if you prefer.
• Change up the chicken- I know this is a fried chicken recipe (and it gets ready pretty quick too!) but sometimes, we’re just not in the mood to do any cooking. I completely understand! You can go ahead and use some store-bought rotisserie chicken or maybe even use some cooked leftover chicken you have at home (to save up on any additional cost) for a healthy chicken salad option. It’ll taste delicious with this salad ❤. And hey you, if you have any food allergies related to gluten, be careful about cross-contamination when buying your rotisserie chicken and make sure it’s 100% gluten-free.