5.0 from 24 votes
Chinese Chicken Salad
This easy-to-make salad is bursting with fresh and tangy flavours.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 274 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
Asian Salad Dressing:
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp Tamari soy sauce or regular if not gluten-free
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp rapeseed canola oil
- 1/2-1 tsp honey to your taste
- 1/2 tsp ginger paste
- Pinch of chilli flakes
Chinese Chicken Salad:
- 400 g (2 cups) cooked cubed chicken
- 150 g (2 cups) shredded lettuce
- 200 g (2 cups) shredded red cabbage
- 150 g (approx. 1 1/2 cups) cooked gluten-free rice noodles
- 1 large carrot peeled and grated, extra liquid squeezed out
- 1/2 red pepper deseeded and chopped
- 4 spring onions scallions sliced
- 1 handful of fresh coriander cilantro chopped
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- To make the salad dressing, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- Assemble the salad by adding all the salad ingredients in a bowl, pour on the salad dressing and toss well and serve immediately.
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Notes
- You can use any chicken breast in this recipe, but I recommend Instant Pot Chicken Breast or an orange chicken recipe.
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- Weight Watchers Points in Chinese Chicken Salad
- If you use cooked chicken breast, there are:
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- Serve with:
- Make sure you squeeze the liquid out of the carrots so that you don’t get excess liquid diluting that lovely salad dressing.
- For a crunchier salad, add the Asian Salad Dressing just before serving.
- But if you prefer, add the dressing / vinaigrette a couple of hours beforehand so the flavours meld together – but the salad will lose its crunch.
- Use a mandolin to julienne your vegetables, but you can use a knife / grater if you don’t have one.
- Feel free to use leftover chicken in this rather than cooking chicken from scratch. Same with leftover rice noodles.
- You can use turkey instead of chicken if you would prefer.
- Add more chicken or veggies to your taste.
- 4 Freestyle points per serving
- 7 PointsPlus points per serving
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Nutrition Information
Calories
274kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
64mg
(21%)
Sodium
531mg
(22%)
Potassium
682mg
(19%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
3975IU
(80%)
Vitamin C
53.2mg
(59%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 64mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 531mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 682mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3975IU | 80% |
| Vitamin C | 53.2mg | 59% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.