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chinese chicken salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

This easy-to-make Chinese chicken salad is delish. The combo of tender chicken, crunchy noodles, crispy veggies, sweet oranges, and gingery dressing satisfies my sweet and savory cravings.

Course Main Course
Cuisine America
Servings 4
Author Kelly Bejelly

Ingredients

  • 2 cups romaine lettuce - cored and chopped
  • 2 cups iceberg lettuce - cored and chopped
  • 2 cups red cabbage - cored and thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot shredded
  • ½ cup bean sprouts
  • 5 green onions - chopped
  • 1 rotisserie chicken - skinned and cubed
  • ½ cup drained mandarin orange
  • 1 package of crispy rice noodles
  • 1 package gluten-free wonton strips fried
  • 5 ounces sliced almonds
  • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • ½ cup snow peas - sliced

Sesame Plum Dressing Ingredients

  • ¼ cup plum sauce
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ginger paste
  • 2 cloves garlic - pressed
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, add all the sauce ingredients 
  2. Whisk them until combined and the dressing is emulsified. 
  3. Combine the lettuces, cabbage, chicken cubes, bean sprouts, shredded carrot, ½ of the green onions, ½ of the almonds, ½ of the sesame seeds, and ½ of the wonton strips in a large salad bowl.
  4. Pour the dressing on top and toss until the dressing is evenly distributed. 
  5. Top the salad with the remaining green onions, almonds, sesame seeds, and wonton strips.
  6. Divide the Chinese Chicken Salad onto individual plates and garnish with mandarin oranges, snow pea slices, and crispy rice noodles.