Strawberry Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe
Fresh and delicious strawberry Chinese chicken salad is so good your family will think you have been moonlighting as a chef! This recipe is healthy and celebrates California Strawberries with a delicious sesame strawberry vinaigrette.
- Total Time20 minutes
- Yield4 serving 1x
Ingredients
- For the Salad
- 1 cup strawberries stemmed and chopped
- 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
- 5 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger (optional)
For the Salad
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken meat (we used rotisserie chicken)
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1/4 cup shelled edamame
- 1/4 cup green onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 chow mein noodles, for serving
- 1/4 toasted sliced almonds for serving
- For the Strawberry Sesame Vinaigrette
Instructions
Strawberry Vinaigrette
To make the vinaigrette combine strawberries,sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic powder, soy sauce and if you like, grated ginger in a small food processor or blender. Serve immediately or store for up to two days.
The Salad
To assemble the salad, place chopped romaine lettuce in a large bowl, top with red cabbage, carrots, edamame, green onion and shredded chicken. Then scatter strawberries on top and garnish with chow mein noodles and almonds. Serve dressing on the side.
Option: Toss the lettuce, cabbage, carrots, edamame, green onion, and shredded chicken with the dressing. Then add strawberries, chow mein noodles, and almonds.
It works beautifully both ways!
Notes
Feel free to add other favorite vegetables to this recipe. A few slices of avocado are always yummy!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 0 hours
- Category: Main Dish, Salad
- Cuisine: American, Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 468
- Sugar: 21
- Sodium: 319
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 33
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 102
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