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Chinese Chicken Salad
5 from 6 votes

Chinese Chicken Salad

This chicken salad is packed with fruit and more. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 682 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Dressing
  • 1/2 cup apricot jam sugar-free
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter creamy
  • 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 7 tablespoons granulated sweetener Splenda brand
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar Splenda blend
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
Salad
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce chopped
  • 6 ounces chicken cooked and chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 16 mandarin orange segments optional
  • 1 cup Chow Mein noodles dried
  • 1 cup almond roasted, sliced

Instructions

Dressing
    Cup of Yum
  1. Combine all the dressing ingredients in a blender, except for the vegetable oil and black sesame seeds. Blend on high speed. While blending, SLOWLY add the vegetable oil to the mixture to create an emulsion.
  2. Add the sesame seeds and blend for just a few seconds.
  3. Pour the dressing into an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator.
Salad
  1. Build 4 salads by arranging about 1 cup of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of each salad bowl or plate.
  2. Sprinkle about 1 1/2 ounces of chicken over the lettuce in each bowl.
  3. Arrange about 4 mandarin orange wedges on each salad, if desired.
  4. Add some dressing to each salad.
  5. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup dried chow mein noodles and 1/4 cup roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad and serve.

Nutrition Information

Calories 682kcal (34%) Carbohydrates 51g (17%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 47g (72%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 1007mg (42%) Potassium 697mg (15%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 28g (56%) Vitamin A 800IU (16%) Vitamin C 6.2mg (7%) Calcium 138mg (14%) Iron 3.5mg (19%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 682

% Daily Value*

Calories 682kcal 34%
Carbohydrates 51g 17%
Protein 23g 46%
Fat 47g 72%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 1007mg 42%
Potassium 697mg 15%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 28g 56%
Vitamin A 800IU 16%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 7%
Calcium 138mg 14%
Iron 3.5mg 19%

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