Chinese Chicken Salad

Crunchy chicken salad with two cabbages, mandarin, coriander and almonds.

Chinese chicken salad is an East-Asian-style dish popularised by the Australian chef Wolfgang Puck. This version gives you about a third of the calories of the original — without asking you to compromise on flavour.

Makes 4 servings

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

  • Energy: 270 kcal
  • Protein: 28 g
  • Fat: 7 g
  • Carbohydrate: 19 g
  • Fibre: 9 g

Estimated values.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium head white cabbage
  • ½ medium head red cabbage
  • ½ tbsp sugar
  • 2 cups finely chopped chicken breast
  • ⅓ cup vinegar
  • 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
  • 2 medium mandarins (peeled and separated into segments)
  • ¼ cup almonds (crushed in a mortar)
  • Salt and black pepper

Method

Put the sugar into a large bowl. Slice the cabbages into thin strips and add them to the bowl with the sugar. If the chicken is cold, warm it in the oven, a pan, or the microwave until lukewarm. Add the warmed chicken and then all the other ingredients over the cabbage and mix. If you like, you can serve the salad with a few croutons and a sprinkle of different spices. Enjoy!