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title: "Mom's Chinese Chicken Salad"
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# Mom's Chinese Chicken Salad

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

via [recipetineats.com](https://www.recipetineats.com/chinese-chicken-salad/)

15 minutes 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
- 1.5 tsp fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 4 cups Chinese cabbage
- 1.5 cups red cabbage
- 1 cup carrot
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 0.5 cup scallions
- 1 cup crunchy noodles
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- \- Chinese cabbage
- \- red cabbage
- \- carrot
- \- cooked chicken
- \- scallions
- \- 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 1.5 tsp fresh ginger 1 clove garlic 0.5 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 1.5 cups red cabbage 1 cup carrot 2 cups cooked chicken 0.5 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/"
rating: 4.5
---

== Dressing ==

@light soy sauce{2%tbsp}
@rice vinegar{3%tbsp}
@toasted sesame oil{1%tbsp}
@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 ==

@Chinese cabbage{4%cups}
@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{}.
```