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Chinese-Inspired Chicken Salad (Mandarin Chicken Salad)

73 ratings

· 20min · 4 servings

This crisp salad hits all the right flavor marks: sweet, salty, and savory. Plus, our simple sauce is made in a way that cuts out refined sugars and reigns in sodium.

The Real Food Dietitians

Ingredients

Meat

• 2 1/2 cups Chicken, cooked

Produce

• 1 cup Carrots

• 1 cup Cilantro, fresh leaves

• 1/4 tsp Garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp Ginger, ground

• 3 Green onions

• 3 cups Napa or green cabbage

• 1 cup Red cabbage

• 1 cup Sugar snap peas

Oils & Vinegars

• 2 tbsp Avocado oil or extra-virgin olive oil

• 1/4 cup Rice vinegar, unseasoned

• 3 tbsp Sesame oil, toasted

Nuts & Seeds

• 1/3 cup Almonds, toasted

• 3 tbsp Coconut aminos

Other

• 1 cup Orange segments (use a 12- to 15-ounce can of mandarin oranges in 100% juice, drained well, or supreme an orange, or cut fresh orange segments into chunks)

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