Chinese Chicken Salad

5 from 2 votes

This easy Chinese chicken salad recipe is packed with crunch, sweet sesame dressing, and bold flavor in every bite. Make it for dinner, parties, or meal prep—everyone loves how fast and fresh it comes together.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Chinese, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 366kcal

Author: Shauna

Ingredients

Soy Ginger Dressing

½ cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup light soy sauce
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon roasted garlic paste
1 teaspoon ginger paste
½ cup vegetable oil

Salad

½ head green cabbage thinly sliced
½ head red cabbage thinly sliced
1 small red bell pepper seeds and stem removed thinly sliced
1 small carrot sliced thinly
2 green onions chopped you can use the green parts only or the whites too, for added onion flavor
1 cup loosely packed cilantro chopped
2 cups cooked chicken cubed or shredded
1 cup crispy fried chow mein noodles
1 cup crispy fried wonton strips
1 tablespoon toasted 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.
Serve immediately.

Notes

To make the dressing, heat sugar, salt, pepper, and vinegar until sugar is dissolved. Cool, then add ½ cup of oil. Put in a sealed jar and shake well to mix.

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