Chinese Chicken Salad
This Chinese chicken salad comes together in minutes & the best part is the crunch on top: crispy chow mein noodles, wonton strips, and sliced almonds. Don’t skip making the dressing - it makes the salad amazing!
Ingredients
Chinese chicken salad
- For the salad:
- 4 cups Napa cabbage shredded
- 3 cups Iceberg lettuce chopped
- 2 ½ cups cooked chicken diced
- 1 cup carrots julienned
- 11 oz. mandarin oranges drained and patted dry
- 1/3 cup green onions diced
- ½ cup chow mein fried noodles
- ½ cup crispy fried wonton strips
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- Optional: cilantro
For the dressing:
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil can sub avocado, vegetable, or canola oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon peanut butter optional
- ¾ teaspoon toasted sesame seed oil
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Combine salad dressing ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake very well to combine. (A mini food processor may also be used.) Refrigerate while you prepare remaining ingredients.
- Arrange cabbage and lettuce on a serving platter or in large bowl and drizzle with a little dressing.
- Top with chicken, carrots, oranges, and green onions. Drizzle with more dressing and top with almonds, chow mein noodles, wonton strips, and sesame seeds. Serve with remaining dressing on the side.