The Chicken – Keep It Simple
This Chinese chicken salad recipe has you make some simple crockpot chicken, which requires minimal effort. You could also use any leftover chicken or rotisserie style chicken, too. Whatever you have on hand and is easy is exactly what you should use!
The Veggies – Make It Colorful
One of my favorite things about this Paleo Chinese chicken salad is the combo of crunchy cabbage and celery with kale, carrots and green onions. It’s a simple, yet tasty combo, full of color and textures.
The Dressing – Add Some Flavor
Traditional Chinese chicken salads have a sugary dressing. We sweetened ours with fresh squeezed orange juice. Then, we added in some olive oil in addition to dijon mustard, coconut aminos and rice wine vinegar. You could also use coconut vinegar or whatever other light vinegar you have on hand.
Paleo Chinese Chicken Salad
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup bone broth
For the dressing:
- 2 oranges, juice of
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
For the salad:
- 1/2 head cabbage, purple or green, (or a combo of the two)
- 4 cups kale, chopped
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 3 carrots, grated
- 6 green onions, diced
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
Equipment
Instructions
- Start by making the chicken in your crockpot or instant pot. Place the chicken in the bottom then season with salt and pepper. Add bone broth. Cook on low for 6 hours, on high for 3 hours or for 20 minutes in the instant pot on the manual setting. Once chicken is done, remove and shred with two forks. This can be done in advance or the day of.
- Make dressing by combining all of the dressing ingredients in a small jar or bowl. Whisk to combine everything.
- Prep cabbage, kale, celery, carrots, green onions and almonds as noted. Place all of the veggies and the chicken in a large mixing bowl. Toss to mix everything around.
- Add the dressing and toss to evenly coat everything. Top with slivered almonds, serve and enjoy!
Made this for lunch today using shredded chicken already on hand – quick, easy and delicious! Loved the dressing. Also added a bit of cilantro on top.
We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for giving it a try! 🙂