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Easy Chinese Chicken Salad
One of my favorite salads to make is Chinese Chicken Salad—simple green toss with grilled chicken in a savory and tangy homemade Chinese dressing.
I love making light, clean, and good salads as part of my healthy living lifestyle. There is no better time to make salads as farmers markets are sprouting up everywhere this time of year and you can get all kinds of fresh produce from your local farmers.
Other Asian Salad Recipes:
The Best Chinese Chicken Salad
I love the colorful mix of salad – cabbage, carrots, cucumber and mixed salad green. The vibrant color instantly enhances my appetite.
Grilled chicken is always great for Chinese chicken salad. I also love the fried wonton strips at the top of my salad, which add amazing crunchy texture to the salad.
Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing
This salad will not be complete without my special Chinese chicken salad dressing, which is sesame ginger salad dressing packed with amazing flavors.
Try my recipe the next time you want a light and refreshing salad!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 226 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
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Chinese Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast fillet
- 3 cups mixed salad greens
- 1/4 cup shredded carrot
- 1/2 cucumber (peeled, deseeded, and julienned)
- 3 shiitake mushrooms (sliced, optional)
- 1 piece fried tofu (sliced, optional)
- 5 wonton wrappers
- 2 cups oil to make crispy wontons
Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup low-sodium or light soy sauce
- 1/4 cup pure sesame oil
- 2- inch ginger (peeled and minced)
- 2-3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
- 1 stalk scallion (cut into thin rounds)
- 1 small shallot (peeled and minced)
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (lightly toasted)
Instructions
- Whisk all the Salad Dressing ingredients together and set aside for at least 1 hour. Refrigerate until use.
- Marinate the chicken with salt, black pepper, and 2 1/2 tablespoons of Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing for 30 minutes. Discard marinade before cooking.
- Pan-sear the chicken on both sides, until the meat is completely cooked. Remove chicken and cool down. Cut into thin slices.
- Cut each wonton wrapper into 8 strips. Heat up the oil in a wok on medium-high heat. When the oil is heated, deep-fry the wonton strips until golden brown. Remove from wok with a strainer and drained on paper towels. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the salad greens, carrot, cucumber, chicken and the Sesame Ginger dressing. Toss well.
- Chill for 5 minutes, garnish with crispy wonton strips and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
I am in HEAVEN!! This is the Best salad ever and the dressing will be my forever go to! You rock Bee as always!
I’ve never cooked with tofu. How much is 1 piece, how is it sliced, and is it deep fried or firied in a skillet?
If you buy the boxed tofu in supermarket, they are already sliced. They are fried.
Is there one of your preparations of tofu that you’d suggest to go along with this dish? I got this slab of tofu at the Asian supermarket and I’m kind of at a loss regarding how to prepare it. Stuff I’ve found so far have stated that it should be sliced and dried, including seasoned with salt, before frying, as well as possibly coated with flour, potato starch, rice flour, and corn starch. Then there’s pan-frying versus deep frying. Sorry, I’m kind of overwhelmed with choices. The salad, without the tofu, is great, though. I kinda went to town and added various other ingredients that have been in other versions of the dish, including almond slices, rice sticks, and Mandarin oranges or tangerines. The dressing/marinate really makes the dish.
Thanks Bee we truly enjoyed this dish. My little girl happily continued eating even after we had long finished dinner!!
That’s a great news! I am happy to hear that.
The Panera Asian Chicken salad is very popular in our office come lunch time. We are so excited to try a homemade version, thanks for sharing!
May I know how long can we store the Salad Dressing in the refrigerator? Was thinking to make more so that as and when can use. :-)
You can store for a few days.
Love it I printed the recipe.
I love it, looks so healthy and good!