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Chinese Chicken Salad
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Chinese Chicken Salad

Phenomenal
Taken from:
Chewoutloud.com

Preptime: About 20 minutes
Cook Time: ~ 20 minutes
Servings: 6-8

For the Dressing

  • ¼ cup seasoned rice wine vinegar, found in most stores’ Asian aisles
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp Sriracha
  • 1 TB Light soy sauce, or gluten-free Tamari
  • 2 TB pure honey
  • 3 tsp granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup olive oil, or canola oil
  • Dash garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • *Optional: 1 TB toasted sesame seeds
  • *Optional: 2 TB Asian toasted sesame oil, caramel brown in color

For the Salad

  • 4 cups Napa cabbage, about 1/2 head, finely shredded
  • 3 cups Romaine lettuce, finely shredded
  • 1 cup red cabbage, finely shredded
  • Half of a large cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and grated
  • 2 cups rotisserie chicken, or freshly cooked chicken breasts, shredded
  • 15 oz mandarin oranges, drained
  • ½ cup crispy chow mein noodles, dried ramen noodles may be substituted
  • *Optional: ½ cup toasted sliced almonds

Directions

  1. In a bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients until well blended. Transfer to desired container and keep chilled.
  2. When ready to serve: In salad bowl, toss together Napa cabbage, Romaine lettuce, cucumber, carrots, and enough dressing to coat the veggies well.
  3. Gently toss in shredded chicken and mandarin oranges, sprinkling in more dressing as desired. Garnish top of salad with almonds (if desired) and crispy noodles. Serve immediately.