Description
Enjoy a flavorful twist with our Asian Chicken Cranberry Salad recipe. Discover a delicious and healthy meal option today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 small bags of coleslaw mix (about 12 cups)
- 4 cups rotisserie chicken (finely chopped)
- 1 ½ cups toasted sliced almonds (or cashews)
- 1 ½ cup dried cranberries (I used Orange Cranberries from Trader Joe’s)
- ¾ cup red onion (finely diced)
- 1 cup sesame sticks (found in the bulk aisle at grocery store – optional)
- 1 ½ cups chopped cilantro
- 1–2 small cans mandarin oranges (drained)
- ¼ cup black sesame seeds (or regular sesame seeds)
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar (regular or you can use white )
- 4 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
- 3–4 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 4 Tbsp. honey or brown sugar
- 4 Tbsp. minced ginger
- 2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Step 1: Layer the cabbage in a large bowl with chicken, almonds (or cashews, or both), cranberries, red onion, sesame seeds, sesame sticks (optional), and fresh cilantro. Add the mandarin oranges (optional).
- Step 2: Combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, honey, ginger, and sesame oil in a blender. Add 3 tablespoons of water. Blend until smooth.
- Step 3: Lightly pour the dressing over the salad mixture, according to how moist you like the salad. Gently toss and serve. (You may have a little dressing left over.).
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg