It doesn’t get much easier than this asian chicken salad with hoisin vinaigrette. It takes less than 30 minutes to throw together and it’s delicious!

After Friday’s post, you know I had to hit you with something healthful today.

Here it is.

It doesn’t get much easier and better than this salad that takes less than 30 minutes to throw together and is downright delicious.

Chicken, pepper strips, and chow mein noodles on a bed of green lettuce.

I’m a huge fan of hoisin sauce – I love the unique flavors and who knew that it would meld into a perfect vinaigrette for this light and healthful salad?

Although simple, this salad is packed with crunchy red peppers, snappy bean sprouts, fresh cabbage and lettuce, tender and flavorful chicken…and all of that deliciousness is topped with the delightful crunch of chow mein noodles and smothered in the light vinaigrette.

My only recommendation would be that if you are planning to have leftovers, add the dressing to each individual serving when eating it for the first time and then store the dressing separately so that the lettuce doesn’t get soggy with the dressing overnight in the fridge.

Enjoy!

What To Serve With This:

An Asian-inspired side salad like Asian Noodle Salad or this Asian Salad
Baked Southwest Egg Rolls with Creamy Chipotle Dipping Sauce
Fresh fruit

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Asian Chicken Salad with Hoisin Vinaigrette

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Ingredients

  • cup rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • ½ medium head napa cabbage, sliced crosswise into ¼-inch-thick shreds, about 4 cups
  • 1 head Romaine lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces (about 4 cups)
  • 1 large red bell pepper, seeds and membrane discarded, sliced thinly
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup chow mein noodles

Instructions 

  • Whisk the vinegar, oil, soy sauce, hoisin, and ginger together in a medium bowl. Remove ½ cup dressing from the bowl and set it aside. Add the chicken to the remaining dressing in the bowl, toss to coat, and let marinate 10 minutes.
  • 4. Meanwhile, adjust an oven rack so it is 6 inches away from the broiler and heat the broiler. Coat the broiler pan top with vegetable spray. Remove the chicken from the marinade, discard the liquid, and lay the chicken breasts on the broiler pan top. Place the broiler pan top over the broiler pan bottom and place under the broiler. (Alternately, you can use a baking sheet pan lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.)
  • Broil the chicken until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Flip the chicken and broil until it is fully cooked, 3 ½ to 4 minutes.
  • Place the chicken on a clean plate and cover with plastic wrap. Poke a few vent holes in the wrap and refrigerate the chicken while preparing the other ingredients.
  • Shred the cooled chicken and toss it with the cabbage, romaine lettuce, red pepper, sprouts and scallions in a large serving bowl. Rewhisk the dressing, pour it over the chicken salad, and toss to combine (if you want to prevent leftovers from getting soggy, you may want to pour the dressing over each individual serving so you can store the dressing separately in the fridge to eat with the leftover salad).
  • Sprinkle with the chow mein noodles and serve immediately.

Notes

Dressing: if you like your salad dripping with salad dressing, you may want to double the dressing ingredients. I thought the subtle hint of dressing was perfect but my husband wished there was a bit more dressing to adorn his salad.
Serving: 1 Serving, Calories: 408kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 32g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 773mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 7g

Recipe Source: adapted from The Quick Recipe by Cook’s Illustrated