
Garlicky Chinese Chicken Salad
This garlicky Chinese chicken salad is crisp, savory, and full of flavor. With crunchy romaine, tender chicken, pickled ginger, avocado, and cashews, it’s topped with homemade garlic chips and tossed in a sesame-soy dressing. Perfect for a light yet satisfying lunch or dinner, this quick 20-minute salad is fresh, garlicky, and absolutely delicious.
Instructions
- 1
Make the dressing: Whisk together the sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, and garlic in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside.
- 2
Make the garlic chips: Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium until hot. Add the garlic, and cook, stirring often, until golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic to a paper towel-lined plate. Season with a pinch of salt, and let cool slightly, 3–4 minutes.
- 3
Make the salad: Place the lettuce, chicken, carrots, wonton strips, ginger, cashews, avocado, scallion, and fried garlic chips in a large bowl. Drizzle with the dressing, and toss gently to coat.
- 4
Divide the salad evenly between 2 bowls, and serve immediately.
- 5
Enjoy!
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Ingredients (16)
- •3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- •2 tablespoons soy sauce
- •2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- •½ tablespoon honey
- •1 garlic clove, grated
- •½ cup canola oil
- •6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- •kosher salt, to taste
- •6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- •1 ½ cups shredded cooked chicken breast
- •½ cup shredded carrots
- •½ cup fried wonton strips
- •2 tablespoons pickled ginger, chopped
- •2 tablespoons salted cashews, coarsely chopped
- •1 avocado, diced
- •1 scallion, thinly sliced
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