A vibrant and crunchy salad featuring grilled sesame chicken, fresh vegetables, and a flavorful sesame ginger dressing, perfect as a main or side dish.
Ingredients
For the chicken
1batchGrilled Sesame Chicken
For the salad
4cupsshredded green cabbage
2cupsshredded red cabbage
0.5cupdiced green onion
0.75cupfreshly diced cilantro
1cupshredded carrots(bagged or matchsticks)
1redbell pepper(thinly julienned)
1jalapenojalapeno(seeded and diced)
For the dressing
1batchSesame Ginger Dressing
For serving
0.33cuptoasted sliced almonds
0.33cuproasted cashews halves
to tasteSesame seeds
to tasteExtra cilantro
to tasteExtra green onion
a fewjalapeƱo slices
optionalCrispy wonton strips(for added crunch)
Instructions
Marinate and grill the sesame chicken as per the recipe.
Prepare the sesame ginger dressing and set aside.
Combine cabbage, green onion, cilantro, carrots, bell pepper, and jalapeno in a large bowl. Toss with dressing.
Serve the salad on a platter, garnished with almonds, cashews, sesame seeds, cilantro, green onion, jalapeno slices, and optional wonton strips.
Notes
Feel free to add crispy wonton strips for extra crunch or adjust garnishes to taste.