This is the season for quick, healthy, and light lunches and dinners. This Easy Orange Pomegranate Salad, Strawberry Spinach Salad, and Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad are also some of my favorite go-to’s! You guys know that I’m not crazy about salad. However, when I find a salad recipe that is healthy and is pretty much acts as comfort food, then I’m all in! And let me tell you, this Chinese Chicken Salad recipe will do the trick! It starts with a plethora of texture and flavorful. It’s made with cabbage, carrots, snap peas, edamame, green onion, cilantro, mandarin oranges, topped with a sesame ramen crunchy topping, and then drizzled with a delicious sesame dressing. Let me go ahead and emphasize that this Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing recipe is to die for! It is the most amazing addition to this salad and the combination of flavors is something that you will probably be making regularly. This is a fantastic recipe for meal prep and lunches on the go. You can layer all the ingredients into a Tupperware or mason jar and place the dressing in a plastic bag or small plastic cup. When you’re ready to enjoy, simply pour the dressing into the jar or bowl, seal it, shake it up, and dig in!
What you’ll need
for the chicken:
chicken breasts soy sauce hoisin sauce sesame oil freshly ground black pepper
for the salad:
ramen noodles, broken into piecesslivered almondssesame seedsnapa cabbagegrated carrotsnap peas or snow peasshelled edamamegreen onionfresh cilantromandarin oranges
for the dressing:
olive oilhoneyrice wine vinegarhoisin saucesoy saucesesame oilfreshly grated gingerminced garlicblack pepperkosher salt
How to Make Chinese Chicken Salad
How to make Chinese Chicken Salad ahead of time:
The worst part about making a salad of time is the risk of it getting soggy. But this recipe is actually very simple to make in advance without ruining. Simply prepare your veggies and your topping, but hold onto the dressing until you are ready to serve. Once you are ready to dig in, add the crunchy toppings, drizzle your dressing, and toss!
Can I use rice vinegar instead of rice wine vinegar?
You can definitely use rice vinegar here. It will work just fine!
More Delicious Summertime Salads
Watermelon Basil and Feta SaladCaprese SaladBBQ Chicken Cobb SaladBLT Pasta SaladTex Mex Doritos Taco SaladThai Cucumber Salad
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