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homemade asian chicken salad with sesame dressing

March 6, 2014 By Katie 1 Comment

asian chicken salad with sesame dressing. i LOVE this salad! i could eat it every day.

i grew up in a pretty multi-cultural area. there were lots of different ethnic restaurants around…egyptian, korean, greek, italian, indian, you name it. there was a particular chinese restaurant that my family really liked and we’d frequently go there for lunch or order take-out for dinner and i always, always ate seconds…and thirds. i just love asian flavors. so it’s no wonder that this is one of my favorite salads of all-time.

with the main salad ingredients being spinach, pasta, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, grilled chicken, bean sprouts, and lemon pepper seasoning…

ingredients for an incredible asian-inspired chicken & pasta salad

…and the amazing dressing involving oil, sugar, salt, sesame seeds, soy sauce, seasoned rice vinegar, sesame seed oil, and fresh ginger…well, you really can’t go wrong with this salad – there’s so much great flavor going on!

amazing asian dressing for grilled chicken and pasta salad

for the main salad part, all you need to do is boil pasta and grill some chicken. throw everything else into a bowl and then move on to the dressing. the dressing is as easy as mixing everything together, and then pouring it over the salad, like so:

my favorite chicken pasta salad :: asian chicken salad with sesame dressing. the dressing is so awesome!

i had to laugh when my kids tried to use chopsticks to eat their food! but then i realized that my sister, who spent 1.5 years in south korea, would probably laugh even harder at my ability to use them. so we ended up using forks.

but whatever utensil you decide to use to eat this salad, you’ll be loving it just the same. there is something about all the fresh ingredients and great flavors that make this salad something special.

this is the best asian chicken salad. so, so, good!! the homemade dressing is amazing!

homemade asian chicken salad with sesame dressing
 
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Author: kate
Ingredients
  • for the salad:
  • 1 small package fresh spinach
  • 1 (8oz) package bowtie pasta
  • 2-4 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • lemon pepper seasoning
  • for dressing:
  • ½ cup oil
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seed oil
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
Instructions
  1. for the salad:
  2. cook the pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
  3. season the chicken breasts heavily with lemon pepper seasoning. grill until cooked through and cut into bite-sized pieces (or strips, if you want to serve them on top of the salad). toss all ingredients together with dressing just before serving.
  4. for the dressing:
  5. stir ingredients well to dissolve sugar. store in the refrigerator. let dressing warm to room temperature before tossing into salad.
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  1. Laurie says

    March 26, 2014 at 5:27 am

    This looks fantastic, nice and light. Can’t wait to try it.

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