This Chinese Chicken Mandarin Salad is a delicious salad with crisp lettuce and red cabbage and the added crunch of uncooked ramen noodles. It might sound weird to add uncooked noodles to this Chinese mandarin chicken salad but when they are broken up and crushed, the noodles act like croutons. Don’t worry if you don’t have any almonds, you can use cashew nuts or roasted peanuts instead.
Making this Chinese chicken salad recipe with mandarin oranges couldn’t be easier. The hardest part is chopping and shredding the ingredients! Assemble the salad by combining the lettuce, red cabbage, shredded chicken, mandarin oranges, crushed ramen noodles, carrots, green onions and sliced almonds together in your favorite salad bowl.
So, how do you make Chinese Chicken Mandarin Salad?
Mix 3 cups of shredded lettuce, 2 cups of shredded red cabbage, 2 cups of shredded cooked chicken, ½ a cup of mandarin oranges, 1 crushed instant ramen packet, ½ a cup of shredded carrot, ⅓ cup of sliced green onions and ¼ cup of sliced almonds together in a large salad bowl.
In a separate bowl or jug, mix 3 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of minced ginger and 1 minced clove of garlic together. Gradually drizzle in ¼ cup of vegetable oil and whisking until the dressing is completely emulsified.
Drizzle the salad with the dressing and toss well to combine.
Serve immediately.
This Chinese Chicken Mandarin Salad is a delicious Asian inspired salad with the added crunch of uncooked ramen noodles! Try out this unique salad soon and don’t forget to come back to leave a comment letting me know what you think.
Yummy salad combo!
So easy, loved it!
Absolutely splendid salad!
I made this salad for a family gathering and it was a hit! My kids, usually picky, loved the crunch of the ramen noodles. It's so easy to make, too. Takes me back to our trip to China where I first tried something similar. A must-try!
Superb!
Loved this salad!
Fresh!
Love this salad!
Made this salad for my family. Even my picky kids loved the crunch from ramen noodles! Easy and tasty.
Superb!
Amazing! I made this salad for our summer BBQ, and everyone loved it! The crunch from the ramen noodles was a hit—definitely a new go-to recipe for gatherings!
Yasss! This salad was a fab hit at our game night. The crunch from the ramen and the sweet oranges took it to a whole 'nother level! Everyone was lovin' it. So simple, too. Can't believe I tried makin' it for the first time. Totally gonna be a go-to! Highly recommend!
I made this Chinese Chicken Mandarin Salad for a family gathering and everyone raved about it! The crunch from the ramen noodles added a fun twist. Super easy to prepare, and it looked stunning on the table. Will definitely make again for summer BBQs!
Colorful & delicious salad!
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