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Asian Spring Chicken Salad Recipe
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Asian Spring Chicken Salad Recipe

12 ingredients Serves 4 as a main course; 6 as a starter salad openrecipes

I made this up about 5 years ago to use up some leftover baked chicken, and now it’s one of our favorite spring-time meals. It’s light, refreshing, and totally...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

451
Calories
34g
Protein
32g
Fat
8g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Napa Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Water not in our table 0
Chestnut not in our table 0
Wasabi not in our table 0
Toasted Sesame Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or cubed
  • 2 stalks celery, rinsed, sliced in ¼- to ½-inch slices (not too thin; you want crunch here)
  • 1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained. (Or whole, and slice them yourself)
  • 1 small head Napa cabbage, rinsed thoroughly and chopped cross-wise across the rib
  • 1 cup Tamari almonds, chopped very coarsely, not fine.
  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 2/3 canola oil
  • soy sauce (to taste; see instructions)
  • wasabi paste (to taste; see instructions)
  • sesame oil
  • chow mein noodles, for garnish and >crunch
  • toasted sesame seeds

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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