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Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese chicken salad is made with crunchy cabbage, bean sprouts, carrot, green onions, and cubes of chicken that are tossed in simple Asian dressing. Toasted peanuts and crispy chowmein noodles are a bonus!

Prep Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 198 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Asian , Chinese-American Fussion

Ingredients

  • 4 cups green cabbage or Chinese cabbage, finely shredded
  • 1 ½ cups red cabbage finely shredded
  • 1 cup carrot shredded
  • 1 ½ cup bean sprouts
  • 2 cups cooked chicken shredded or cut into cubes
  • ½ cup green onion
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro and mint leaves
For Asian chicken salad dressing
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ginger minced
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil like grapeseed oil or canola oil or sunflower oil
  • 2 teaspoon Asian chili sauce like sriracha or other types
  • 1 ½ teaspoon brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
For garnish
  • toasted peanuts
  • Crispy chowmein noodles
  • green onion

Instructions

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  1. Prepare the vegetables. Using a mandolin slicer thinly sliced green cabbage, red cabbage, and carrot. You can use a knife and slice the vegetables thin if you don’t have a mandolin slicer.
  2. Make the dressing. Into a jar mix fresh ginger, fresh garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili sauce, toasted sesame oil, vegetable oil, brown sugar, a pinch of salt, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix well and keep aside.
  3. Assemble the salad. Combine thinly shredded green cabbage, red cabbage, carrot, bean sprouts, cooked and shredded chicken, green onion, toasted peanuts, crunchy chowmein noodles, fresh cilantro, and mint leaves. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
  4. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

Nutrition Information

Calories 198kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 15g (5%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 53mg (18%) Sodium 658mg (27%) Potassium 598mg (17%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 6087IU (122%) Vitamin C 57mg (63%) Calcium 83mg (8%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 198

% Daily Value*

Calories 198kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 53mg 18%
Sodium 658mg 27%
Potassium 598mg 13%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 6087IU 122%
Vitamin C 57mg 63%
Calcium 83mg 8%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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