Chinese Chicken Salad

This tasty and healthy light Chinese Chicken Salad comes together in less than twenty minutes using already-cooked chicken. The six-ingredient sweet ginger soy-based vinaigrette can be prepared up to three days in advance.

Course Salad

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword asian chicken salad, asian salad dressing, chinese chicken salad recipe, oriental chicken salad

Prep Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 197kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Asian dressing

3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar
1 garlic clove minced
1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated ginger

Chinese Chicken Salad

4 cups finely shredded Napa cabbage
1 cup shredded red cabbage
½ cup shredded carrots
2 cups diced chicken breast
¼ cup red bell pepper diced
2 green onions thinly sliced
¼ cup sliced almonds
¼ cup chow mein noodles or crispy rice noodles

Instructions

Combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, minced garlic, and ginger in a mason jar or airtight container. Shake to combine.
Combine both cabbages, carrots, chicken, red bell pepper, green onions, sliced almonds, and chow mein noodles in a large bowl.
Drizzle with the dressing and toss to coat, for best results serve promptly.

Notes

Any cooked chicken will work, including but not limited to grilled, rotisserie, baked, or poached. When going with the rotisserie chicken, choose a complementary flavor, like lemon pepper.
The dressing can be made up to 3 days in advance. Store in a mason jar or airtight container in the refrigerator.
Crispy cooked chow mein noodles can be found in the Asian food section of your local grocery store. They are the same kind of noodles that you use in Haystack Cookies.
If making the salad in advance, hold up, add the almonds and chow mein noodles, and toss with the dressing when ready to serve.
Ginger paste works well for those times when fresh ginger is not available. Use 1 tablespoon ginger paste to replace 1 tablespoon fresh ginger.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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