Chopped Asian Salad

Name: CHOPPED ASIAN SALAD
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 cups coleslaw mix; 2 cups diced carrots; 2 cups diced celery; 1 1/2 cups chow mein crackers; 1/2 cup chopped green onions; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 4 cups cooked chicken (I used 2 very large chicken breast, marinated them in teriyaki sauce and then grilled them); 1 tablespoon ginger (chopped fine); 1 tablespoon garlic (chopped fine); 3 tablespoons lime juice; 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon chili sauce

July 15, 2019 by Sandra 69 Comments

Full of flavor and ready in 20 minutes this Chopped Asian Salad is drizzled in a Sweet Ginger Chili Lime dressing making it incredibly hard to resist.

Made with shredded green cabbage, celery, carrots, green onion, cilantro, crunchy chow mein noodles, chicken and the best dressing this Chopped Asian Salad is always a hit in our home. Acting as a great meal, this works well as a side dish for parties and barbecues. However you decide to serve it, make sure you get a big helping before it’s gone!

One of the many delicious recipes that we now make were inspired by when we lived with my parents while building our house. This Chopped Asian Salad is one of them.

We lived with my parents for a while, almost over a year ago now while our home was being built. And that is when I was introduced to the best bagged salad. My mom bought this Asian Chopped Salad from King Soopers, our local Kroger store. And I feel in love with it. Like somewhat obsessed. Over the summer I ate this at least 5 times a week because it was so easy to take to the pool and mix it all together. Light, crunchy and filling – it became a to-go-to meal for me.

I had yet to try and recreate this salad, why? I have no idea. But my sister and I the other week were trying making dinner and I just threw this together, added some grilled teriyaki chicken breast and viola one of my favorite salads were recreated and not even intentionally. I love it when things like that happen, don’t you?

Ingredients for the Salad

Coleslaw mix
Diced carrots
Diced celery
Chow mein crackers
Chopped green onions
Chopped fresh cilantro
Cooked chicken

For the chicken, I like to marinated two large chicken breasts in teriyaki sauce and grill them. Or, you can use shredded rotisserie chicken and toss it in the sauce, too.

Ingredients for the Dressing

I used my Sweet Ginger Chili Lime Dressing from another Asian salad I have on my blog. My hubby just loves this dressing. And really what is not to love about it? It is sweet and is a perfect balance to the cabbage and cilantro. You can add some heat to it easily as well if you are looking for a kick.

It’s worth making your own dressing from scratch – here’s what you’ll need:

Finely chopped ginger
Finely chopped garlic
Lime juice
Low sodium soy sauce
Toasted sesame oil
Rice wine vinegar
Chili sauce

overhead shot of the salad being tossed together

How Do You Make Asian Salad?

Cut up chicken into cubes.
Cut up all the vegetables.
In a large mixing bowl add coleslaw mix, diced carrots, and celery, green onions, cilantro and top with chicken.
To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients in a large mason jar, or any type of jar with lid.
Combine all of the ingredients and shake to combine, use immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Be sure to shake up before you use it.
Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
Add chow mein noodles {crackers} and toss again.
Serve immediately.

Make It Ahead

This is a great make-ahead salad!

Combine everything but the dressing and the chow mein noodles in a large bowl. Keep it in the refrigerator and it will last for several days.

When you’re ready to serve it, just add the dressing and chow mein noodles and toss it all together!

I love it when accidental meals like this one come together for an amazing meal. This will become a new to-go-to weekly meal during the spring and summer and it just looks gorgeous sitting on the table. I love it.

Cheers to accidental recipes and sisters who help you create them. XOXO San

Other Salads You Might Like

Looking for some other salad ideas for the spring and summer? Check out some of my favorites:

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Chopped Asian Salad. Top photo: in a glass bowl. Bottom photo: up close

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