Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad with crispy crunchy wonton strips along with cabbage, peppers, carrots, mandarin oranges and a two minute Asian Sesame Dressing!

We have made two batches of this Easy Chinese Chicken Salad…which equates to 4 days of salad nirvana!  Crunchy Napa Cabbage and Crispy Won Tons make for a crunch fest!

Ingredients for Chinese Chicken Salad –

Salad – 

• Napa cabbage (or regular cabbage)
• Romaine or Iceberg lettuce
• cooked chicken – rotisserie works great!
• Red Bell Pepper
• Carrots
• Cooked chicken
• Mandarin Oranges
• green onion
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Dressing and Wonton crisps

• Soy sauce
• Vinegar
• Canola oil (or extra light olive oil)
• Honey
• Sesame oil
• Ground ginger
• Peanut butter (optional)
• Won Ton Wrappers
• toasted sesame seeds for garnish

How to make crispy wontons –

• simply heat 2 tablespoons light oil like canola, vegetable oil or extra light olive oil,  in a large skillet until shimmering.
• slice the wonton wrappers in strips and sprinkle in the hot oil.
• fry for about 1 minute on each side and place on a paper towel to drain.

NOTE:  You can also purchase wonton salad toppers by the croutons in your store or substitute chow mein noodles.  But we do love th extra special flavor cooking our own give.

How to make Easy Asian Dressing –

We kept the ingredient simple and fresh without having to buy any Asian specialty items!

• Add all the ingredients to a jar and shake!  Thats it!
• Peanut Butter? – yes!  just a tablespoon adds a wonderful complex flavor to the dressing!
• NOTE: Remember you will not use all the dressing.  Drizzle on just enough for your taste and save the rest.

Chop all the veggies!

What else can I toss in this salad –

• sub cooked shrimp for chicken
• toss in bean sprouts, cucumber, chopped broccoli, snap peas and water chestnuts just to name a few!
• clean out your fridge with this salad!

What can I serve with this Chinese Chicken Salad –

• omit the proten and serve as a side to grilled chicken or baked salmon.  This makes a great side dish!
• bread of course!  Try our Homemade Breadsticks, Quick Cheesy Bread or Focaccia !

LET’S EAT!

Kathi and Rachel

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Chinese Chicken Salad

Crisp and easy to make with crunchy wonton strips and tons of veggies!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 3

Author: Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked chicken - diced
• 4 cups Napa Cabbage - thinly sliced
• 3 cups Romaine or Iceberg Lettuce - thinly sliced
• 1 large red bell pepper - thinly sliced
• 1 cup carrots - julienned
• 1 11 ounce can mandarin oranges - drained
• 1/3 cup green onions - sliced
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 cup crispy wonton strips - see instructions below for preparation

For Asian Dressing

• 1/4 cup oil - canola, vegetable or extra light olive oil
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar - you can substitite white vinegar but increase the honey to 3 tablespoons
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter - optional

Instructions

To make crispy wonton strips

• Cut wonton wrappers in 1/4 inch strips. Heat two tablespoons canola oil to large skillet until shimmering and hot.
• Quickly fry wontons in hot oil About a minute on each side. Drain on paper towels. Set aside.

To make Asian Dressing

• Combine all ingredients in jar and shake! Store in refrigerator while prepping the salad.

To make salad

• Add chopped cabbage, lettuce, carrots, bell peppers, oranges, chicken and green onions to large salad bowl and toss.
• Drizzle on desired amount of dressing. Sprinkle on the crispy wontons and sesame seeds. NOTE: only dress as much salad as needed and store the rest.
• Store any undressed leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days tossing on dressing as needed.

Notes

Nutrition Information is for one serving of salad and two tablespoons of dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 729mg | Potassium: 764mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 13431IU | Vitamin C: 106mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 2mg