A healthy and hearty fresh spring salad with chicken, cucumbers, edamame, juicy mandarin oranges, crispy wonton strips, cashews, and a quick sesame ginger dressing!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 15 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 25 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
2boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
6-8cupsmixed spring greens , (or preferred lettuce)
1red pepper, chopped
⅓cupshelled edamame
½cupmandarin oranges
1cucumber, sliced
1cupwonton strips
⅓cupcashews
Dressing
½cupolive oil
¼cuprice vinegar
1teaspoonsalt
1tablespoonsugar
1teaspoongarlic powder
1teaspoonsesame oil
½teaspoonground ginger
Instructions
Whisk together all dressing ingredients and set aside. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Cook in a greased skillet over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into strips.
Toss together the lettuce, red peppers, edamame, mandarin oranges, and cucumbers and divide between 4 plates. Top each with an equal serving of chicken. Top with wonton strips and cashews and drizzle with dressing. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.
Notes
Easily swap our chicken for another favorite protein like shrimp or steak.