CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD
Jason Glover
4
40 minutes
15 minutes
550
The ultimate Chinese Chicken Salad, marinated with flavorful asian spices that make your mouth water for more. Super healthy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 lb skinless chicken thighs or breast
Dressing
- ⅓ cup coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp champagne vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp onion powder
Salad
- ½ head purple cabbage, thinly sliced
- ¼ head green cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
- ½ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp black sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp white sesame seeds
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 can mandarin oranges (about 6 fresh peeled)
Tools
Directions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the dressing.
- Place chicken in a bowl, along with 1/4 cup of the dressing, cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to marinate.
- In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients for the salad, along with remaining dressing.
- Remove chicken from the refrigerator.
- Place a cast-iron skillet on the stove over medium heat, greasing well with oil so the chicken doesn’t stick
- Cook chicken for approximately six minutes on each side, or until an internal temp of 165°F is reached.
- Remove chicken from heat, let cool, and slice into thin strips.
- Add chicken to the salad, and use your hands to mix together the ingredients well.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and more cilantro/sesame seeds if desired!
