This crunchy mandarin orange chicken salad is loaded with fresh veggies, shredded chicken, orange slices and almonds all tossed in a zesty orange sesame ginger dressing! 

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients  

Salad

• ▢ 4 cups napa cabbage, or green cabbage, shredded
• ▢ 2 cups red cabbage, shredded
• ▢ 1 cup matchstick carrots
• ▢ 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• ▢ ⅓ cup green onions or scallions
• ▢ 2 cups shredded chicken breast
• ▢ 2 mandarin oranges, or clementines
• ▢ ½ cup roasted and salted almonds, chopped
• ▢ sesame seeds, for topping, optional

Orange Ginger Dressing

• ▢ ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice, juice from about 1 ½ mandarin oranges
• ▢ ¼ cup honey
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons tamari
• ▢ 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• ▢ 2 inch knob fresh ginger, roughly chopped
• ▢ ½ cup sesame oil

Instructions 

• Add all dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.

• Toss cabbage, carrots, carrots, bell pepper, green onions and shredded chicken in a large bowl.

• Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine.

• Add mandarin orange slices and chopped almonds to salad and gently toss again. Top with sesame seeds, if desired.

• Serve immediately or transfer to a glass container and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 recipe | Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 605mg | Potassium: 514mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g

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

Comments

1. Theresa

   June 17, 2024 at 11:12 am

   Thank you for the recipe…..it looks delicious!! I’m not able to eat sesame oil. What oil would you recommend to replace it?

   Reply

   1. Brittany Mullins

      Hi Theresa! You can use olive oil or avocado oil instead. Hope you enjoy this salad!

2. Susie Love House

   November 13, 2023 at 10:55 am

   Are these macros correct? I just started tracking macros, and I’m shocked this apparently has 25g fat per serving. I think there might be a mistake. This salad was delicious, even my boyfriend who is a picky eater loved it!

   Reply

   1. Brittany Mullins

      Hi Susie – Yes, they are correct. It is most likely a mix of the chicken, nuts and dressing.

3. Connie

   July 28, 2023 at 9:15 pm

   This is delicious! It’s a perfect summer salad. The only thing I would do differently is to add a little more chicken the next time.