Asian Chicken Salad
Infused with Orange, Ginger and Sesame Flavors
This Asian Chicken Salad is a delicious fresh summer meal. It's light, healthy and stands on its own without the need for anything else on the side. Not only does it taste great but it looks good as well.
The dressing has a wonderful flavor and once it's mixed in with all of the vegetables it becomes very mild. Of course, you aren't limited to what veggies you add. It's usually best to use what is in season at the time you make it. If I have a can of Mandarin Oranges on hand I will add those to the salad also.
You can use a variety of different kinds of chicken. You can bake or grill your own chicken, buy a rotisserie chicken or use canned chicken if you are pressed for time. You can also find chicken cooked and ready to eat in the deli section. Purdue provides ready to go chicken called "Short Cuts". They come in a variety of flavors such as Italian Style, Honey Roasted and Roasted Garlic.
You can add the dressing to the salad before serving or let everyone put on their own dressing.
Asian Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
Dressing:
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger or ginger powder
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 (1 oz.) package dry onion soup mix
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 clove mashed garlic
Salad:
- 1 (8 oz.) package small pasta (shells or bow ties)
- 1/2 cucumber sliced thin
- 2 Roma tomatoes diced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup bell pepper diced
- 1 shredded carrot
- 1 (6 oz.) bag fresh spinach or your favorite type of lettuce
- 1 (11 oz.) can drained mandarin orange slices
- 2 cups cooked chicken in bite size pieces (rotisserie chicken works well)
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Preparation:
Dressing:
- Mix together the rice vinegar, minced ginger, soup mix, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, sugar, and mashed garlic.
- Cover, and cool in the refrigerator.
Salad:
- Boil pasta until done. Put into a colander and rinse with cold water and let drain.
- Mix together chicken, cucumber, spinach, carrot, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, mandarin oranges, and sliced almonds with the cooled pasta.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and mix again
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