Mandarin Chicken Salad

By Maggie Michalczyk, RD

  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Number of servings

Salad ingredients

  • 2 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
  • 1 cup thinly sliced purple cabbage
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro roughly chopped
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 4 Sunkist® mandarins, peeled
  • .25 cup slivered or sliced almonds
  • 1 cup cooked chicken or shredded rotisserie style chicken
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • sesame seeds for garnish (optional)

Dressing ingredients

  • .25 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • salt and pepper to taste

Salad

Directions

  1. Combine cabbage, carrots, green onion, and cooked chicken in a large bowl. Toss well to combine and add mandarins, cilantro and almonds.
  2. Pour dressing over salad just before serving.
  3. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy!

Dressing

Directions

  1. In a small bowl whisk together the dressing ingredients.
  2. Pour over salad just before serving.

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