Chinese Chicken Salad Revived with a Healthy Twist

By Kerry Weisser | April 14, 2015

The beautiful evenings in spring invite a desire for lighter dinner options. This hearty dinner salad gives you a delicious option for those warmers nights as spring turns into summer. And with many folks wanting to get into better shape before the beach weather is here….this salad is worth adding to your repitoire of light and healthy dinner options.

Chinese Chicken Salad

2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded or cubed
2 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 head napa cabbage
2-3 cups chopped kale or spinach
3 stalks celery sliced thin
2 carrots peeled and sliced thin (you can spiral slice them with a messermeister peeler or a Paderno spiral slicer-see below)
1 zucchini sliced thin
3 green onions sliced
1 can water chesnuts sliced
1 cup toasted almonds or cashews chopped
1 jicama peeled and cut into small cubes
½ cup chopped cilantro
1 cucumber peeled and sliced (no need to peel if using english cucumber)
1 yellow or orange bell pepper cut into small chunks
¼ cup toasted sesame seeds

Dressing

1 cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup sesame oil
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon honey

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Cook chicken.
Shred or cut into cubes and mix with hoisin sauce.
Mix shredded napa cabbage, chopped kale or spinach, celery, carrots, green onions, water chestnuts, jicama, cilantro, cucumber and peppers in a large bowl.
Mix all dressing ingredients and set aside.
Add chicken and toasted almonds (or cashews) and sesame seeds to greens.
Toss dressing into salad and mix thoroughly. chill and serve.
Serves 8-10

 

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As the weather warms up, so does our family's desire for lighter options for dinner. For a fresh twist on a Chinese Chicken Salad that is healthier and more nutritious, give this recipe a try. This is a wonderful luncheon salad or a perfect side dish to take to a BBQ or potluck.
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • Chinese Chicken Salad
  • 2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded or cubed
  • 2 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 head napa cabbage shredded
  • 2-3 cups chopped kale or spinach
  • 3 stalks celery sliced thin
  • 2 carrots peeled and sliced thin
  • 3 green onions sliced
  • 1 can water chestnuts sliced
  • 1 cup toasted almonds or cashews chopped
  • 1 jicama peeled and cut into small cubes
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cucumber peeled and sliced
  • 1 yellow or orange bell pepper cut into small chunks
  • ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds
  • Dressing
  • 1 cup rice wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
  1. Cook chicken.
  2. Shred or cut into cubes and mix with hoisin sauce.
  3. Mix shredded napa cabbage, chopped kale or spinach, celery, carrots, green onions, water chestnuts, jicama, cilantro, cucumber and peppers in a large bowl.
  4. Mix all dressing ingredients and set aside.
  5. Add chicken and toasted almonds (or cashews) and sesame seeds to greens.
  6. Toss dressing into salad and mix thoroughly. chill and serve.
  7. Serves 8-10
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 8-10

 

A few fun kitchen items that we love and are really helpful in preparing food that needs to be sliced or diced, peeled or spiraled are these gadgets(You can check them out on amazon and purchase right from the link on each picture):
1. Messermeister peeler trio set enables you to make spirals or noodle threads of most vegetables.

2. Paderno spiral vegetable slicer is a fun new way to slice up vegetables into ribbon cuts or noodle like spirals

What are your favorite gadgets to use when slicing or dicing vegetables?

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