Asian Chicken Salad – Eat Healthy 2016

This Asian Chicken Salad is big on flavor and makes an easy weeknight meal! The leftovers (if there are any!), make a great lunch, too!

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Asian Chicken Salad

Welcome to #EatHealthy16. Where over 30 bloggers are coming together to share recipes to help you with your start 2016 off on the right track with food that is nutritious and delicious. Brianne of Cupcakes & Kale Chips will have healthy snacks, Jamie of Love Bakes Good Cakes will have healthy meals, and Jenny of The Melrose Family will have healthy desserts, so make sure you follow the #EatHealthy16 hashtag throughout the month of January for tons of inspiration!

We are also excited to be giving all of our readers a chance to win a Blendtec 725 blender and Twister Jar, an over $750 value. Be sure to head over to Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt to enter! You have through February 5, 2016, to enter. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age and older. Winner must respond via email with a valid shipping address within 48 hours of being contacted or another winner will be selected. Good luck!

Today, I am welcoming Emily from Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt to share a recipe for #EatHealthy16. After you grab the recipe, be sure to head over to her blog and enter the awesome Blendtec giveaway for a chance to win! 🙂

Hey Everyone! I’m Emily from Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt and I am so excited to be here sharing a recipe for Asian Chicken Salad! If you have not checked out my blog before I’m Emily and I live in the Nashville area with my husband, our two dogs and soon to be little girl (due in May!). I love to blog about delicious recipes (a lot of pasta), crafts, DIY home improvement and often my favorite tv shows.

A healthier choice

Since pasta is my weakness I try to come up with some healthier options to put into our meal rotation. Salad isn’t really high on my list but I am trying to like it more. Now don’t get me wrong, I could eat like a pound of Olive Garden’s salad but aside from that I have some trouble liking salads. But for my husbands sake I try to make some good salad recipes and enjoy them! It’s also great because he can take the leftovers and have a healthy lunch! For this Asian Chicken Salad I loved the flavors because I’m a big fan of anything in teriyaki sauce, what about you?

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I love all of the veggies you can pack into a salad, especially since I’m eating for two these days and becoming even more conscious about what I eat. Do you have a favorite salad recipe? I’m always on the hunt for a new one to add to our meal plan!

Thank you Jamie for having me today! I hope you guys will stop by and visit me at Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt for delicious recipes, fun crafts and tv musings!

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Servings: 4 servings

Asian Chicken Salad

By Jamie Sherman

This Asian Chicken Salad is quick and easy to put together using fresh, crunchy veggies and tender grilled chicken! Serve it with a tangy and delicious Asian-style vinaigrette for a meal the entire family will love – yes, even the kiddos!

Prep: 8 hours hrs

Cook: 20 minutes mins

Total: 8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

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For the chicken

• ▢ ¼ cup soy sauce
• ▢ 4 teaspoons sesame oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons honey
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ▢ 4 NatureRaised Farms® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Portions

For the salad

• ▢ 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
• ▢ 2 cups red cabbage, shredded
• ▢ 1 large carrot, julienned
• ▢ 1 cup snow peas, chopped
• ▢ ¼ cup slivered almonds
• ▢ 3 – 4 fresh Mandarin oranges, peeled and divided into segments (or substitute 1 can (15 oz.) Mandarin oranges in water, drained

For the vinaigrette

• ▢ 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon honey
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ▢ 1 clove garlic, minced

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Instructions 

• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, ginger, and garlic. Place chicken in a shallow dish and pour the soy sauce mixture over the top. Cover and set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 8 hours in the refrigerator.
• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat. Drain and discard the marinade. Lightly oil grill grate. Cook chicken on the prepared for 6-8 minutes per side, or until the juices run clear. Remove from grill and allow to rest while you prepare the rest of the salad.
• Arrange and divide the salad ingredients on individual plates.
• Prepare the vinaigrette by combining all of the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake well. Set aside.
• Cut the chicken into strips or cubes and place on top of the salad.
• To serve, drizzle each salad with prepared vinaigrette.

Notes

• Using fresh or canned mandarins will change the taste of the salad so experiment to see what you prefer.

Nutrition

Calories: 558kcal, Carbohydrates: 39g, Protein: 32g, Fat: 32g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g, Monounsaturated Fat: 16g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 72mg, Sodium: 1489mg, Potassium: 1297mg, Fiber: 8g, Sugar: 28g, Vitamin A: 18831IU, Vitamin C: 86mg, Calcium: 137mg, Iron: 4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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