Who doesn't love a good Chinese chicken salad!? Unfortunately more often than not, a Chinese chicken salad also means creamy dressing and fried wonton strips, AKA, unnecessary calories from unhealthy foods. Here is the Tovita solution to this salad dilemma! Flavorful and easy to make, this salad is a year round favorite!
Ingredients: (serves 4)
- 1/2 head iceburg lettuce, shredded
- 1/2 head romaine lettuce, shredded
- 2 large carrots, julienned (can use spiralizer or vegetable peeler)
- 2 cups snow or snap peas, chopped roughly
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, toasted or sautéed until browned
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 zucchini, spiralized and lightly sautéed
- 1/4th cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups pulled rotisserie chicken
- 1 lime, halved
Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon peanut butter
- 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1.5 teaspoons chili sauce
*If you want to save yourself some time/ingredients, we recommend using Annie's organic Asian sesame dressing or San-J thai peanut dressing (also GF!)
Directions:
- Chop, shred, spiralize, or dice all ingredients besides the peanuts and add to a large bowl
- Sauté the peanuts in light oil until browned. Can also put them in the toaster until brown.
- Slice lime in half and sauté one half face down to add as a garnish
- In a separate bowl, mix together dressing ingredients
- Add dressing lightly before serving and mix. Squeeze unused half of the lime over the salad to add a citrus flavor. Garnish with mint and lime.