Description
Sesame Chicken Cabbage Crunch Salad is a fresh, colorful, super-crunchy dinner salad topped with juicy sesame chicken, sesame ginger dressing, and a shower of nuts and sesame seeds. Perfect for busy weeknights and meal-prep lunches!
Ingredients
Scale
For the chicken
- 1 batch Grilled Sesame Chicken (prepared from your favorite recipe)
For the salad
- 4 cups shredded green cabbage
- 2 cups shredded red cabbage
- ½ cup diced green onion
- ¾ cup freshly diced cilantro
- 1 cup shredded carrots (bagged or matchsticks)
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly julienned
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
For the dressing
- 1 batch Sesame Ginger Dressing
For serving (garnishes)
- ⅓ cup toasted sliced almonds
- ⅓ cup roasted cashew halves
- Sesame seeds
- Extra cilantro
- Extra green onion
- A few jalapeño slices
- Optional: crispy wonton strips
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken using your grilled sesame chicken recipe.
- Make the sesame ginger dressing and set aside.
- Build the salad: In a large bowl, add green cabbage, red cabbage, green onion, cilantro, carrots, bell pepper, and jalapeño.
- Dress and toss: Pour dressing over the salad and toss until everything is well coated. Cover and set aside while you cook the chicken.
- Cook the chicken (grill or bake) according to your recipe, then slice.
- Serve: Transfer salad to a platter or bowls. Top with sliced chicken and garnish with almonds, cashews, sesame seeds, extra cilantro, extra green onion, and jalapeño slices. Add wonton strips if using.
Notes
- For mild heat, remove jalapeño seeds and use half. For more kick, add extra slices on top.
- Want a shortcut? Use a bagged cabbage/coleslaw mix and add cilantro, pepper, and jalapeño.
- Keep wonton strips separate until serving so they stay crunchy.
- This salad holds up well in the fridge—just store nuts/strips separately.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad / Main Course
- Method: Grill (or Bake) + Toss
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (¼ of recipe as main dish)
- Calories: 480 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 544 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 96 mg