Chinese Orange Chicken Salad

Ingredients

Salad:

5 cups romaine or iceberg lettuce, chopped

2 cups shredded chicken

1 1/2 cups mandarin oranges

1 instant ramen packet, crushed (flavor packet discarded) or 1 cup of Wonton Chips

2/3 cup shredded carrot

1/3 cup sliced green onions

1/4 cup sliced almonds

Dressing:

3 tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tbsp honey

1 tbsp sesame oil

1 tbsp hoisin sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp minced ginger

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tbsp olive oil

Directions

Make salad:

In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, red cabbage, chicken, mandarin oranges, crushed ramen noodles, carrots, green onions, and sliced almonds.

Make dressing:

In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, honey, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic.

Slowly drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly until emulsified.

Before serving, drizzle dressing over salad and toss to combine.

Notes

This recipe leaves lots of room for creativity.

The dry ramen noodles can be cooked or replaced with something else.

Also play around with different types of greens besides romaine!