Description
A light and refreshing salad featuring tender chicken, crisp napa cabbage, and a creamy dressing, perfect for warm days or quick meals.
Ingredients
- 🍗 Cooked chicken breast – 2 cups, shredded or diced
- 🥬 Napa cabbage – 4 cups, thinly sliced
- 🥕 Carrots – 1 cup, grated or julienned
- 🧅 Green onions – 1/4 cup, chopped
- 🛢️ Sesame oil – 2 tablespoons
- 🍶 Soy sauce – 2 tablespoons
- 🥫 Mayonnaise – 1/2 cup
- 🍚 Rice vinegar – 2 tablespoons
- 🌰 Slivered almonds – 1/3 cup, toasted
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken by shredding or dicing it into bite-sized pieces.
- Chop the napa cabbage, grate or julienne the carrots, and chop the green onions.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sesame oil, soy sauce, mayonnaise, and rice vinegar to make the dressing.
- Combine the chicken and vegetables in a large mixing bowl, then pour the dressing over the mixture.
- Gently toss everything together to coat the ingredients in the dressing.
- Chill the salad in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the salad with your favorite ingredients.
- For a lighter dressing, consider using Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container and consume within 2-3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Chinese chicken salad, light salad, creamy dressing, napa cabbage, healthy meal