By Rhoda 14 Comments
My roommate, Rhonda, and I are taking turns cooking and I’m loving all the new dishes she is introducing me to. We are trying to eat healthy, not from a box (ok, so I cheat sometimes and have frozen pizza), with fresh ingredients. It’s not that hard to do if you plan ahead. This one is really flavorful and I loved the tastes all melding together.
It has lots of fresh veggies, grilled chicken (on the George Foreman grill), and a delish sauce that goes over it all, so it’s a one dish delight. It’s nice to have someone else do the cooking too and we both enjoy some nights off, but still have great meals to eat. That’s a win-win for both of us.
Since I loved it so much, I figured that some of you might like it too, so I’m sharing the recipe with all of you. I know I’m always looking for delicious recipes to add to my files. Some are keepers and some are not. This one has some different Asian ingredients that you might not have on hand, but I can tell you it might be worth gathering some new items to try it out.
I think this one is a keeper!
Do you enjoy trying new recipes too?
Chinese Chicken Salad
Chinese Chicken Salad
CourseSalad
CuisineAsian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rhoda
Ingredients
- 1poundskinless and boneless chicken thighs
- 1TBL Asian sesame oil
- 1TBL Chinese chili garlic sauceAsian markets if not in your grocery
- 1TBL finely minced garlic
- 1TBL finely minced ginger
- 2TSPfresh lime or lemon juice
- 1/4savoy cabbagetough outer leaves removed, cored and very thinly sliced
- 2oz.raw snow peasthinly slivered
- 4scallionsincluding 3 inches of green thinly sliced
- 1/4red bell pepperthinly sliced
- 1/4cupchopped cilantro leaves
- Dressing:
- 1/4cupapple cider vinegar
- 3TBL coconut oil
- 2TBL Asian sesame oil
- 1TBL almond butter
- 1 1/2TBL honey
- 1TSPDijon mustard
- 1TSPsoy sauce
- 1egg yolk
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
Combine the chicken, sesame oil, chili sauce, garlic, ginger and lime juice in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours, tossing once. Cook the chicken on a well-oiled grill over high heat until cooked through, 5 min. per side. Cool slightly, then cut into thin strips. Place in a large bowl; add the cabbage, snow peas, scallions, bell pepper and cilantro. Reserve.
Prepare the Chinese dressing: Place all the dressing ingredients in a blender; process on high until smooth. Adjust the seasonings to taste. (Makes 1 cup) Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.
Toss the salad with 1/3 cup of the dressing or as desired. Transfer to a decorative bowl and serve immediately. (Extra dressing may be stored in the refrigerator for two days).
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Gina says
Thanks for sharing…it looks and sounds delicious!
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Sherri says
What about eating the raw egg yolk? Id be nervous to do that.
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teresa says
You could always use egg beaters as they’re pasteurized.this sound and looks delish. I don’t always have snow peas, but red cabbage, celery, bean sprouts and water chestnuts could all be added, I’m sure. I’ve made something similar, but the dressing has miso. thanks for sharing.
Shanee says
Yummy! I am always looking for a new recipe and this one looks great. Thanks for sharing.
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Doreen says
I love trying new recipes, but definitely have my go to dishes I like to fall back on. I actually have all the ingredients in your recipe except the almond butter so I may give this one a try.
Question: the way you illustrated your recipe is really cool and professional looking. Would you mind sharing how you did that?
Thank you!
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Rhoda says
Hi, Doreen, that is a plugin for WordPress called Easy Recipe. I like using it too!
Rachel says
Chinese Chicken Salad is my favorite!! I’m so excited to try this!
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This looks like a winner and something my picky teens would even eat. Thanks!
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Shay says
This sounds delicious, I might use bok choy instead of savoy, since we just love it and it is also very mild.
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Laurie says
Sounds so good. Were you able to find skinless and boneless chicken thighs in the store or did you debone it yourself?
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karen davis says
Are you still posting? I haven’t seen any new posts since Chinese Salad, just checking, I miss ya!!
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Holly says
I am still with the Chinese salad too! I still get the emails but just nothing new on your blog site! Thanks & sorry to bother!
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Rhoda says
Holly, I’ve got plenty of people coming by, but there are a few who aren’t seeing my current posts. Are you clicking the Home tab?? I don’t know what the problem is, but it must only be happening for a very few people.
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