Asian Chopped Chicken salad has quickly become a summer meal go-to. This Asian inspired chicken salad dinner is made with chicken, purple cabbage, carrots, and chow mein noodles all tossed with sesame ginger dressing. Yum! This is a great meal for a picnic or eating out on your porch.
Such a simple and tasty recipe! Easy to prepare on busy nights. I added mandarin oranges for an extra flare and it was very good- thanks for a great recipe!
-Kayla
Why This Recipe is the Best
We love this meal because it's the definition of quick and easy. A quick chop of ingredients, putting it all in a single bowl. It's always great when you don't have to use the oven and even better when you can make a meal in less than 20 minutes. Icing on the cake? It's even easy clean up!
We love quick meals in the summer. For more try our Chicken Cesar Salad Pitas or Greek Spaghetti.
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Ingredients
Made with Asian inspired ingredients, you'll love this tasty salad. You can find many of these ingredients at your local grocery store in the Asian aisle.
- Almonds- We tested this with different almonds and found slivered almonds so it adds a subtle texture but doesn't make the meal difficult to chew.
- Rice vinegar- Our recipe testers loved the flavor of the rice vinegar. If you need to, you can use white vinegar as a substitute, but we recommend the real thing.
- Soy sauce- We tested this with different soy sauces and decided it just comes down to personal preference. Dark or light, even less sodium soy sauce will work.
How to make Asian Chopped Chicken Salad Wrap
We love this quick and easy summer meal. Use these step-by-step instructions for the best results.
- In a large bowl, add the chopped purple cabbage, green onions, cilantro, shredded carrots, and chicken. Mix well.
- Make the Sesame Ginger dressing by adding the garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and olive oil in a air tight container, mason jar, or salad dressing mixer. Shake vigorously. The dressing separates easily.
- Pour the dressing over the chicken salad mixture and mix until well coated. Toss in the slivered almonds and chow Mein noodles just before serving.
- Place ½ cup of finished salad in the center of your favorite wrap. Fold together and enjoy!
For other fun wraps, check out our Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps or our Chicken Shawarma Vegetable Wrap.
Top Tips
In a pinch, I use canned chicken. I love having canned chicken on hand for quick and easy meals. It taste delicious and you don't have to use extra time to cook chicken. I rinse my canned chicken in a strainer before using.
Wait to put the chow mein noodles in the salad until right before you are ready to serve. They will get soggy if you put them in too early. I even will set aside a portion of the salad I know will be leftovers and wait to put the chow mein noodles in until ready to eat.
This dressing loves to separate! I have had a lot of success making it in a mason jar with a tight lid or even a plastic container with an airtight lid. Be prepared to shake, shake, shake right before pouring it over your chicken salad.
Recipe
Asian Chopped Chicken Salad Wrap
Equipment
Ingredients
Asian Chopped Chicken Salad
- 1 cup chicken shredded
- ⅓ cup carrots shredded
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds
- 3 green onions chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- 2 cups purple cabbage chopped
- ⅓ cup chow mein noodles
- ½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoons black pepper
- 4 large wraps
Ginger Sesame Dressing
- 1 teaspoon garlic about 2 cloves
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
Asian Chopped Chicken Salad
- Chop or shred chicken, carrots, green onions, cilantro, and purple cabbage. Put all chopped and shredded ingredients in a large bowl and mix. Mix in chow mein noodles, slivered almonds, salt and pepper.
- Pour in Ginger Sesame dressing and mix until fully distributed.
- Pace ½ cup chicken salad in the center of a wrap. Fold two sides over and roll the wrap up. See photos above for a great visual on these steps.
Ginger Sesame Dressing
- In a salad dressing mixer place all ingredients and mix. Shake vigorously to insure everything mixes together.
Notes
- Don't have a salad dressing mixer? I have used a mason jar with a airtight lid or a plastic container with an airtight lid.
- Not serving right away? Wait to put the chow mein noodles in so they don't get soggy.
- If you know you are going to have leftovers, put your extra portion to the side and don't put the chow mein noodles in until ready to serve.
- Don't Hesitate to adjust the salt and pepper as preferred.
Nutrition
Storing Asian Chopped Chicken Salad Wrap
Store this Asian Chopped Chicken Salad in an airtight container for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. If waiting to serve some time after making it, store the dressing in the refrigerator as well.
Karolyn Nelson says
Tasty wraps with perfect flavor. I used spinach tortillas and tomato basil tortillas which worked really well. Great zesty flavor! Love this recipe!
Kayla says
Such a simple and tasty recipe! Easy to prepare on busy nights. I added mandarin oranges for an extra flare and it was very good- thanks for a great recipe!
Brittany Gibbs says
This sounds and looks so delicious!! My husband was JUST talking about wanting to find a recipe like this. Printed and trying this week!