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Mom's Chinese Chicken Salad

Fresh Chinese chicken salad with shredded cabbage, carrot, and a tangy sesame-ginger dressing.

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10 min 3 servings
salad chicken chinese family-recipe sesame
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1.50 tsp fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 0.50 tsp black pepper
  • 4 cups Chinese cabbage
  • 1.50 cups red cabbage
  • 1 cup carrot
  • 2 cups cooked chicken
  • 0.50 cup scallions
  • 1 cup crunchy noodles
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • Chinese cabbage
  • red cabbage
  • carrot
  • cooked chicken
  • scallions
  • 2 crunchy noodles
  • sesame seeds

Equipment

  • jar
  • mixing bowl

Instructions

Dressing

1

2 tbsp light soy sauce 3 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil 2 tbsp grapeseed oil 1 tsp sugar 1.50 tsp fresh ginger 1 clove garlic 0.50 tsp black pepper

2

Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well. Set aside for 10 minutes so flavors meld.

Salad

3

4 cups Chinese cabbage 1.50 cups red cabbage 1 cup carrot 2 cups cooked chicken 0.50 cup scallions 1 cup crunchy noodles 2 tsp sesame seeds

4

Finely shred the Chinese cabbage and red cabbage . Julienne the carrot . Shred the cooked chicken . Diagonally slice the scallions .

5

Place all salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl with half of the crunchy noodles .

6

Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.

7

Divide into bowls and top with the remaining crunchy noodles and sesame seeds .

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title: Mom's Chinese Chicken Salad
description: "Fresh Chinese chicken salad with shredded cabbage, carrot, and a tangy sesame-ginger dressing."
servings: 3
time: 15 minutes
tags: [salad, chicken, chinese, family-recipe, sesame]
cuisine: chinese-american
difficulty: easy
source: "https://www.recipetineats.com/chinese-chicken-salad/"
---

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@grapeseed oil{2%tbsp}
@sugar{1%tsp}
@fresh ginger{1.5%tsp}
@garlic{1%clove}
@black pepper{0.5%tsp}

Combine all dressing ingredients in a #jar{} and shake well. Set aside for ~rest{10%minutes} so flavors meld.

== Salad ==

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@red cabbage{1.5%cups}
@carrot{1%cup}
@cooked chicken{2%cups}
@scallions{0.5%cup}
@crunchy noodles{1%cup}
@sesame seeds{2%tsp}

Finely shred the @Chinese cabbage{} and @red cabbage{}. Julienne the @carrot{}. Shred the @cooked chicken{}. Diagonally slice the @scallions{}.

Place all salad ingredients in a large #mixing bowl{} with half of the @crunchy noodles{}.

Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.

Divide into bowls and top with the remaining @crunchy noodles{} and @sesame seeds{}.