Chinese Chicken Salad is crispy, crunchy, and colorful. This fresh salad is a refreshing choice for a side salad at dinner or to bring to a get-together.
1small red bell pepperseeds and stem removed, thinly sliced
1small carrotsliced thinly
2green onionschopped (you can use the green parts only or the whites too, for addedonion flavor)
1cuploosely packed cilantrochopped
2cupscooked chickencubed or shredded
1cupchow mein noodlescrispy fried
1cupwonton stripscrispy fried
1tablespoontoasted sesame seeds
Instructions
Whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic paste, and ginger paste. Slowly drizzle the oil into the other dressing ingredients while whisking vigorously to emulsify the ingredients. Set aside.
In a large salad bowl toss together cabbage, bell pepper, carrots, green onions, cilantro, and chicken.
Chill, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Just before serving, add chow mein noodles and wonton strips to the salad ingredients.
Whisk sesame seeds into the dressing. Drizzle desired amount of dressing over the salad and toss to combine.