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Mandarin Chicken Salad Recipe

This salad is full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients from the two kinds of brassicas, vitamin A in the carrots, vitamin C in the fresh tangerines, and if you rely only on the natural sweetness of the tangerines instead of adding sugar to the dressing, even better.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, asian, Chinese
Keyword: anti-inflammatory, chicken salad, ginger, rotisserie chicken
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • ½ head napa cabbage, finely shredded (about 6 cups)
  • ¼ head red cabbage, finely shredded (about 2 cups)
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and julienned
  • 4 tangerines, peeled and sliced or separated into segments
  • 2 cups snap peas, finely sliced
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • 2 cooked chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded
  • 1 cup Ginger Miso Dressing

Classic Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablesoons rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
  • 1 clove garlic, green stem removed and very finely minced
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ginger, grated

Instructions

For Composed Salad Platter:

  • In a large mixing bowl, toss shredded napa cabage with about ¼ cup of dressing, and spread out on platter. Toss shredded purple cabbage with about 2 tablespoons of dressing and place on one section over napa cabbage. Place the remaining ingredients in sections over the napa cabbage. Drizzle entire platter with dressing, or serve dressing in small bowl on the side.

For Chopped Salad Bowl:

  • Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, including dressing. To make the salad easier to eat, use kitchen shears to further chop the ingredients in the bowl.

Make Classic Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing

  • Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together, or pour into a mason jar and shake vigorously.
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