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| Asian Chopped Chicken Salad |
What I Used for Salad:
- Shredded Broccoli/Carrot Mix (like Trader Joe's Broccoli Slaw, I have also seen as grocery stores in coleslaw and package salad area)
- Kale/Cabbage/Brussels Sprouts Salad Blend (like Trader Joe's Crunch Salad, I have also seen as grocery stores in coleslaw and package salad area)
- Nut of choice - pine nuts, cashews, sliced almonds, slivered almonds
- green onions, chopped
- raisins/unsweetened cranberries (optional)
- toasted sesame seeds (optional)
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| Ingredients |
What I Used for Meat:
- leftover grilled chicken (Trader Joe's has pre-paged, fully-cooked grilled chicken breasts)
- sesame oil
-EVOO
-fresh, orange juice
- OR leftover Citrus Herb Chicken - I love making a double batch of this chicken recipe and then using the leftovers the next night in this salad!
What I Used for Dressing:
adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/tasteful-tahini-salad-dressing/
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 3 tbsp apple cider or red wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos (sprouts)
- 2 tsp sesame oil (or toasted sesame oil, have at Trader Joe's)
- 2 tbsp tahini paste or tahini sauce
- 2/3 cup olive oil/avocado oil
- 1 tbsp honey (omit for Whole30)
- ground pepper to salt
How I do it:
- Mix all dressing ingredients. Set aside.
- Toss broccoli/carrot mix, kale/cabbage/brussel sprouts mix, and green onion. Drizzle with dressing, toss. Set aside.
- Heat skillet to medium, add 1 tbsp EVOO, 1 tsp sesame oil, & chopped up chicken. Saute for a few minutes and then squeeze the orange over the chicken. Saute for a few more minutes. Remove from skillet.
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| Reheating Chicken |
- Add 1 tsp EVOO to used skillet and add nuts and sesame seeds to toast. Saute a few minutes stirring frequently until golden brown. Remove from skillet.
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| Toasted almond slivers & Sesame Seeds |
- Top salad with chicken, toasted nuts/seeds, dried fruit, and more dressing if desired. I love a little extra squeeze of orange juice at the end :)
