Chinese Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Author: Hello Ani

This restaurant quality Chinese chicken salad is bursting with super fresh and crunchy vegetables. The chicken is prepared with hints of Chinese 5 spice, and is accompanied by a to die for garlic, ginger and sesame dressing!

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Ingredients

Dressing:

½ cup rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoon sesame oil
1 clove garlic small/medium size
1 tablespoon grated ginger about thumb sized
2 tablespoon sugar
2 tsp soy sauce low sodium
¼ tsp sea salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon sesame optional

For the salad

3 cups romaine lettuce shredded
2 cups purple cabbage shredded
1 carrot grated
1 cucumber thinly sliced
½ cup mandarin orange segments
3 green onions, green and white parts thinly slized
½ cup cilantro chopped
¼ cup slivered almonds
4 oz bean sprouts optional
1 tablespoon black sesame for garnish
½ cup cilantro
1 cup wonton chips - or more

Chicken Marinade:

2 chicken breast
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon chinese 5 spice optional
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dehydrated onion, or onion powder
½ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey

Instructions

Grill the Chicken

1. In a skillet at medium temperature, heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Add chicken filets and cook until golden brown and juicy. This will take about 5 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the chicken breast. Remove chicken breast to chopping board, and slice into bitesized pieces.

Make the Dressing:

In a bowl add all the ingredients as listed above. Whisk together. Set aside. Tip: If you have a garlic press, you can press the ginger there as well. If not a microplane or any fine hole grater will work.

Assemble the Salad:

1. Cut the lettuce and cabbage into fine shreds. Peel and cut the cucumber lenghtwise into 4 pieces. Cut out the seeds. This is done so the cucumber doesn't draw out too much water. Peel and grate the carrots. Thinly slice the green onions, and roughly chop the cilantro.
2. Mix the lettuce, cabbage, cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts, manderin or orange segments, green onions, and slivered almond together. Arrange on a platter or salad bowl. Pour the dressing all over, and mix. Top the salad with the chicken pieces, and wonton chips. Sprinkle salad with black sesame. Enjoy!

Nutrition

COURSE: Salad

CUISINE: Chinese

KEYWORD: Chinese Chicken Salad, Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing, Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe

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