Asian Sesame Ginger Chicken Salad Recipe
TruviaA fresh and tangy sesame ginger dressing sweetened with Truvia Original Sweetener tops this crunchy salad with strips of grilled chicken and juicy mandarin oranges. The salad dressing, made with Truvia Original Sweetener contains 66% less sugar* per serving compared to the full-sugar salad dressing. Makes 12 servings of dressing.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serving size: ¼ of salad
Calories: 80 Calories
Ingredients
Dressing (Makes 12 servings)
½ cup water
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
1 ¾ tsp cornstarch
¼ cup white vinegar
1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1 clove fresh garlic, minced
2.5 tsp of zero-calorie Truvia Original Calorie-Free Sweetener Spoonable Jar***
¼ cup canola oil
¼ cup sesame oil
Salad (makes 4 servings)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 (10-12 oz.) package Asian salad mix (chopped Napa cabbage, carrots, cilantro, snow peas)
1 bunch of green onions, chopped
1 (15 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained
4 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
Directions
Dressing
- 1.
Measure water and soy sauce into a 1 ½ cup glass measuring cup or similar size microwave-safe bowl.
- 2.
Microwave on high until boiling. Stir in corn starch and microwave for 30 seconds more. Stir carefully as the mixture is very hot and may bubble up when stirred.
- 3.
Return to microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat process one more time to cook and thicken the starch, then cool in the refrigerator.
- 4.
Stir vinegar, ginger, garlic, Truvia Original Sweetener into the thickened mixture.
- 5.
Drizzle in the canola and sesame oil while whisking to emulsify.
- 6.
Makes 12 servings, refrigerate leftovers.
Salad
- 7.
Grill chicken breasts, then slice thinly and arrange on a bed of salad mix and mandarin oranges.
- 8.
While chicken is grilling, toast sesame seeds in a frying pan over medium heat for 3-5 minutes while stirring occasionally until seeds turn toasty brown.
- 9.
Spoon dressing onto salad and sprinkle with chopped onions and sesame seeds.
- 10.
Refrigerate leftovers.
*This reduced sugar salad dressing using Truvia Original Sweetener has 80 calories and <1g of sugar per 2 Tbsp serving compared to 80 calories and 3g of sugar in the full-sugar salad dressing. One serving of the salad has 310 calories and 13 grams of sugar using 2 Tbsp of dressing compared to 320 calories and 15 grams of sugar in the salad using the full-sugar salad dressing.
**Erythritol value may vary based on your choice of sweetener.
Nutrition Per Serving
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serving size: ¼ of salad
Calories: 80 Calories
IngredientsDressing (Makes 12 servings)
***or 3 zero-calorie Truvia Original Calorie-Free Sweetener Packets
Salad (makes 4 servings)
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Salad
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