How To Make Grilled Ginger-Sesame Chicken Chopped Salad
This grilled chicken chopped salad mixes veggies, nuts, and sesame seeds for a refreshing salad that’s tossed in tangy ginger-toasted sesame oil dressing.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Dressing and Marinade:
- ¼cuplow sodium soy sauce
- 2tbspginger,finely minced
- 3tbspcanola oil
- 2tbsphoisin sauce
- 1tbspsesame oil,toasted
- 1tspsriracha
- ½tspsalt,then more to taste as desired
- ¼cupred wine vinegar
- ¼cupgreen onions,chopped, green and white parts
For Salad:
- 2boneless skinless chicken breasts,(9 oz)
- 1lbnapa cabbage,halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
- 1½cupsmatchstick carrots,or 2 medium carrots cut into matchsticks
- ⅔cupalmonds,slivered or sliced, toasted
- ½cupcilantro leaves,chopped
- 3green onions,chopped, green and white parts
- 1tspwhite sesame seeds,toasted
- 1tspblack sesame seeds,or an additional 1 white, toasted
Instructions
Marinade:
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together soy sauce, ginger, canola oil, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, and salt, to taste.
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Add chicken breasts to a large resealable bag and add 3 tablespoons of the marinade mixture, reserving remaining.
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Seal bag and rub marinade over chicken, then transfer chicken to the refrigerator and let rest at least 30 minutes or up to 1 day.
Dressing:
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Add red wine vinegar and chopped green onions to the remaining dressing mixture and whisk to blend. Set aside. Chill in refrigerator if marinating chicken longer than 1 hour.
Salad:
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Heat a grill or grill pan over the stovetop over medium-high heat. Brush grill lightly with canola oil.
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Place marinated chicken on grill and cook, about 4 minutes per side, or until chicken has cooked through. It should register to 165 degrees F in the center of the chicken when tested with a meat thermometer.
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Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes. Then, cut chicken crosswise into strips about ¼-inch thick.
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In a large bowl toss together cabbage, chicken, carrots, almonds, green onions, and cilantro with enough dressing to coat salad.
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Sprinkle top with sesame seeds and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 504.15kcal
- Fat: 30.83g
- Saturated Fat: 3.14g
- Trans Fat: 0.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 16.85g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.55g
- Carbohydrates: 18.69g
- Fiber: 6.48g
- Sugar: 7.28g
- Protein: 40.16g
- Cholesterol: 99.52mg
- Sodium: 920.32mg
- Calcium: 242.39mg
- Potassium: 1210.75mg
- Iron: 3.33mg
- Vitamin A: 659.90µg
- Vitamin C: 57.82mg
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