Chinese Chicken Mandarin Salad
Use fresh mandarin orange segments tossed with crunchy cabbage, ramen, avocados, scallions, and edamame and grilled chicken topped with a citrus Asian dressing.
Servings 5 people
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Ingredients
- Salad Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped Romaine lettuce or green cabbage
- 2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 2-3 fresh mandarin oranges peeled and segments separated
- 1/2 cup shredded carrot
- 1/3 cup sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds toasted
- 1/2 cup edamame cooked
- 2 - 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled
- Dressing
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil or avocado oil
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- zest of an orange
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat to grill the chicken.
- Drizzle the chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper and grill about 5 to 6 minutes on each side until it's cooked to 160 degrees internal temperature.
- Prepare the dressing by combining the olive oil, honey, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, orange juice, orange zest, minced garlic and minced ginger in a mason jar. Shake vigorously to combine.
- Toss shredded romaine, red cabbage, cooked edamame, mandarin orange segments, green onions and toasted almonds in a large bowl.
- Slice the chicken and add to the salad. Top with dressing just before serving.