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
- 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
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.
Make Classic Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing