Oriental Chicken Salad
This oriental chicken salad is vibrant, flavorful and delicious with it's chicken, tender greens, crispy cabbage, carrots, honey roasted almonds and more.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
For the honey roasted almonds
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt or a generous pinch
For the Sesame Salad dressing
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoons grapeseed or avocado oil - or any other flavor neutral oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- pinch of salt
For the salad
- 4 generous handfuls mixed greens
- 1 1/2 cups shredded purple cabbage
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup mandarin oranges - the jarred ones liquid drained
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 cup cooked chicken - chopped I love rotisserie or grilled chicken
- 1/2 cup crispy rice noodles or 3 wonton wrappers cut into strips and fried
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro - optional
- 1 green onion - thinly sliced optional
Instructions
- To make the almonds; Add almonds, honey, sugar and salt to a nonstick pan and heat on medium heat.
- Stir until sugar begins to melt, when almonds are fully covered, remove from heat and transfer to a non-stick or parchment paper lined plate and let them cool.
- To make the salad dressing; add all ingredients into a blender or bowl and blend or whisk together until well combined.
- If making fried wonton strips, cut wonton wrappers into strips and fry in a pan with oil until crisp.
- To assemble the salad; add the mixed greens, purple cabbage, carrots, oranges, sesame seeds, chicken, rice noodles, cilantro and green onions.
- Top with dressing and enjoy.