Description
This 20 Minute Crunchy Asian Chopped Salad is a vibrant and refreshing dish, packed with colorful vegetables and tossed in a flavorful Asian dressing. It’s a quick and easy salad that’s perfect for a light lunch or a side dish.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups iceberg or Romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 large red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 cup carrots, shredded or julienned
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups edamame beans, shelled
Asian Salad Dressing:
- 1 tbsp soy sauce (I used Bragg liquid aminos)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or honey
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
Instructions
- Prepare Dressing: In a small bowl, add soy sauce, maple syrup, vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, sesame seeds, garlic, and ginger. Whisk with a fork. Set aside.
- Prepare Edamame: In a medium bowl, add frozen edamame, cover with hot water, and set aside.
- Assemble Salad: In a large salad bowl, add lettuce, cabbage, bell pepper, carrots, onion, and cilantro. Drain edamame beans and add to the bowl with other veggies. Pour dressing over salad and toss well.
- Serve: Serve with baked chicken breast, healthy turkey burgers, or turkey meatballs.
Notes
- Store: You can store salad leftovers for up to 48 hours.
- Make Ahead: Refrigerate bowl with veggies covered for up to 2 days. Salad dressing can be made for up to 7 days in advance and refrigerated. Combine everything before serving.
- Toasted Sesame Oil: It is important to use toasted sesame oil because that is what makes the dressing.
- Rice Vinegar: It is the most authentic Asian vinegar. But white vinegar or lemon juice are good substitutions.
- Soy Sauce: Low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos will work.
- Fresh Minced Garlic and Ginger: Great additions but you can skip either or both.
- Edamame: You can find shelled edamame beans in a bag in the frozen section of most supermarkets. If you have fresh edamame, no need to place in hot water.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 174
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 197mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
