Asian Chopped Salad

This flavor-packed Asian Chopped Salad combines cabbage, red bell peppers, carrots, sugar snap peas, almonds, green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and fresh cilantro, all tossed in a sesame ginger salad dressing.

This beautiful Salad is healthy, delicious, and easy to make. I love to serve it with some of my other Asian recipes like Ramen Stir Fry, Moo Shu Pork, or Gyoza.

How to make Asian Salad

Start by preparing the salad dressing. Add the sesame oil, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice, and ginger to a small bowl and whisk well to combine.

Add the red and green cabbage, bell pepper, carrots, sugar snap peas, sliced almonds, green onions, sesame seeds, and chopped cilantro to a large salad bowl. Whisk the salad dressing one more time. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Helpful Recipe Tips

• If you prefer, you can add all the contents of the Asian Dressing to a mason jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake it to combine.
• You can prepare the dressing up to 3 days in advance. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge and shake well before adding it to the salad.
• Add snow peas, mandarin oranges, or shelled edamame.
• Consider substituting cashews, peanuts, or slivered almonds for the sliced almonds.
• This delicious Salad can be prepared up to a day in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. But add the toasted sesame seeds and sliced almonds right before serving.
• Try adding crispy chow mein noodles or crispy wonton strips.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Recipe Variations

• Protein – grilled or crispy fried chicken, grilled shrimp, baked or grilled fish
• Nuts and Seeds for added crunch – almonds, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, or chia seeds
• Vegetables – cucumbers, edamame, celery, napa cabbage, or bean sprouts

More salad recipes

Tomato Salad

Cabbage Salad

Grilled Chicken Salad

Mandarin Orange Salad

Cucumber Tomato Salad

German Cucumber salad

Asian Chopped Salad Recipe

A crunchy Asian Chopped Salad with colorful veggies and sliced almonds tossed in a quick and easy sesame ginger dressing. Great as a side salad with chicken, shrimp, or fish.

5 from 13 votes

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 178kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Sesame Asian Salad Dressing

• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger or ginger paste

Asian Chopped Salad

• 3 cups red cabbage thinly sliced
• 3 cups green cabbage thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
• 1 medium carrot julienned
• 1 cup snap peas
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• 2 green onions thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Add the sesame oil, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice, and ginger to a small bowl and whisk well to combine.
• Add the red and green cabbage, red bell pepper, carrots, sugar snap peas, sliced almonds, green onions, sesame seeds, and chopped cilantro to a large bowl. Whisk the salad dressing one more time. Drizzle the salad with the dressing and toss to coat.
• Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Notes

• If you prefer, you can add all the contents of the Asian Dressing to a mason jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake it to combine.
• You can prepare the dressing up to 3 days in advance. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge and shake well before adding it to the salad.
• Add snow peas, mandarin oranges, or shelled edamame.
• Consider substituting cashews, peanuts, or slivered almonds for the sliced almonds.
• This delicious Salad can be prepared up to a day in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. But add the toasted sesame seeds and sliced almonds right before serving.
• Try adding crispy chow mein noodles or crispy wonton strips.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3078IU | Vitamin C: 76mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg

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