The hero of this Chinese Chicken Salad is the Asian Dressing and crunchy noodles. It can make any bowl of fresh greens chinese salad recipe moreish! Made with cabbage, carrots, green onions and chicken, finished with sesame seeds, this is terrific for packed lunches as it keeps well for days! This is my most made faux Asian salad.
I love it anyway because it’s so delish, and it’s a good way to make me inhale large volumes of fresh greens. The Asian salad dressing I use in this salad is based on a recipe by David Chang of Momofuku. I’ve jotted down in the recipe notes. I love the fresh hit of ginger and garlic in the dressing but I quite often make this salad using my standby simple Asian Sesame Dressing. Made with just soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, oil and sugar, it keeps for days, weeks even. It would be unusual if I didn’t have a jar of this lurking in the dark depths of my fridge at all times!
I think the thing that really seals the deal for me about this Chinese Chicken Salad are the crunchy noodles. I’ve used or even the wider ones. Just as long as they’re crunchy! PS This is a terrific do-ahead meal. The only thing to add fresh is the ginger and garlic in the dressing.