Photo: Anna Pelzer
Asian Spring Chicken Salad Recipe
12 ingredients
Serves 4 as a main course; 6 as a starter salad
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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...
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 ·
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