Asian Sesame Chicken Salad
Healthy Sesame Chicken Meal Prep Salads with Asian-Inspired Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Ingredients per 1 Sesame Chicken Salad
(multiply ingredient amounts by desired # of servings)
- 3 oz healthy sesame chicken see earlier recipe
- 2 cups baby kale or greens of choice
- 2 Tbsp red onion sliced
- 5 cherry tomatoes whole (small are best for meal prep!)
- 2 Tbsp canned mandarins drained & rinsed (or fresh)
- 2 Tbsp slivered almonds
- ½ avocado sliced (best to add the day of eating)
- 2 Tbsp Asian inspired vinaigrette see recipe below
Asian Inspired Vinaigrette Dressing
- 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- pinch of salt if needed
Instructions
To make homemade vinaigrette dressing
- Add all ingredients to a mason jar and shake well to combine. (Or mix together in a bowl if preferred.)
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve, or portion into single-serving dressing containers for on-the-go lunches.
- Lasts 2 weeks stored in the fridge.
- Yields ½ cup homemade vinaigrette or 4 servings.
To assemble meal prep salads with healthy sesame chicken
- Assemble salad components in desired meal prep containers, keeping wet components separate from dry.
- I recommend storing baby kale together with slivered almonds, and then storing red onion, cherry tomatoes, and mandarins together. Keep sesame chicken separate to prevent it from getting soggy or making greens soggy.
- (If you have compartmentalized containers, those are great for meal prep salads like this. Or, you can use multiple containers—whatever works best for you!)
Notes
Nutrition per 2 Tbsp Asian-inspired vinaigrette dressing, yields 4 servings:
141 calories | 14g fat | 5g carbs | 0g fiber | 3g sugars | 1g protein Nutrition per 1 assembled sesame chicken salad with 2 Tbsp vinaigrette provided below:
141 calories | 14g fat | 5g carbs | 0g fiber | 3g sugars | 1g protein Nutrition per 1 assembled sesame chicken salad with 2 Tbsp vinaigrette provided below:
Nutrition
Serving: 1meal prep salad | Calories: 630kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 46g | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 19g