Asian Chicken Salad Recipe

On December 4, 2022, 9:47 AM

Asian Chicken Salad is a delicious meal made with chicken breasts, veggies, and crunchy chow mein noodles coated in a homemade peanut butter dressing. The crunchy noodles and roasted cashews on top make this a crunchy and tasty salad to enjoy whenever you want. In fact, you can have it for dinner tonight and save the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

If you think this chicken salad recipe sounds delicious, you will love these other great recipes. This Cabbage Salad made with red and green cabbage, apple cider vinegar, and olive oil is amazing. Want something spicier? Try our Sweet and Spicy Chicken with ginger, dried red peppers, and chili flakes.

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Asian Chicken Salad Recipe

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PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES

PUBLISHED: NOV 15, 2022

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The first chicken salad ever made was in 1863 by Liam Gray who owned Town Meats in Wakefield, Rhode Island. He had some leftover chicken and mixed it with mayo, grapes, and tarragon. That’s it! Over the years, we have added many things to it and made different versions of it like this Asian chicken salad.

This Chinese chicken salad with Asian salad dressing, cabbage, romaine lettuce, and other salad ingredients is easy for anyone including an everyday home cook. And with the homemade salad dressing seasoned with brown sugar, garlic, soy sauce, and rice vinegar, your whole family will love it.

Another spicy dish you may love is our firecracker chicken breast with black beans, sweet chili sauce, and oyster sauce. Another chicken salad recipe to try is our grilled chicken fajita salad made with chicken breasts, orange juice, and Greek yogurt.

Ingredients needed:

To make this delicious Asian chopped salad, gather the below ingredients. Then, when you are ready to start meal prep, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this page for the measurements and step-by-step instructions.

Salad ingredients:

Boneless skinless chicken thighs
Teriyaki sauce: Try our recipe for homemade teriyaki sauce.
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Romaine lettuce: Roughly chopped.
Shredded red cabbage
Shredded carrots
Crunchy chow mein noodles
Mandarin oranges: Drained.
Roasted cashews
Chopped fresh cilantro leaves: Finely sliced.

For the homemade peanut dressing recipe:

Peanut butter
Rice wine vinegar
Reduced sodium soy sauce
Brown sugar
Minced garlic cloves

How to make asian chicken salad from scratch?

To begin: First, combine minced garlic, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and peanut butter in a small bowl and whisk with a quarter-cup of warm water. Put it in the fridge to chill until you are ready to serve.

Marinate the chicken: Next, marinate chicken with teriyaki sauce in a large bowl or zipper baggie in the fridge for at least two hours but overnight is better. Turn the bag or mix chicken occasionally.

Preheat: After the marinated chicken has been drained, preheat the grill to medium-high heat.

Baste: Meanwhile, brush your chicken with oil before seasoning it with salt and pepper to taste.

Grill until done: Once the grill is hot enough, place marinated chicken on the grill and cook it for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Check the internal temperature of the chicken before removing it. It should be 165 degrees F when it is done.

Assemble your salad: Last, chop or shred chicken and add it to a large bowl with green onions, cilantro, cashews, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, carrots, and Chinese cabbage. Pour dressing on top and toss salad until it is combined.

Serve immediately: Finally, serve your Asian chicken salad with extra peanut dressing on the side.

Green onions: Thinly sliced.

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