Chinese Chopped Salad – Chinese flavors come together in this flavorful chopped salad with mandarin oranges and fried wonton strips.
You can never go wrong when salad is involved! Make sure you add some of our other favorite salads to your list – like this Caesar Salad with Pasta.
When I find something that I really like, I can’t get it out of my head. Like the Thai Chicken Salad that I posted a few weeks ago. And since I can’t just keep making the same salad and posting it over and over again, I thought I’d do the next best thing and do a variation of that salad.
Hey – maybe I’ll make this summer the summer of chopped salads and see how many I can come up with. My mind is already spinning!!
This was my second confirmation that yes, I do indeed love chopped salads. Give me a big bowl filled with chopped vegetables like this every once in awhile, and I’m a happy girl. I had some leftover wonton wrappers, so I fried them up in strips and absolutely loved what they brought to this salad. In fact, there wasn’t anything about this salad that I didn’t like!
More Delicious Salads:
Steak Cobb Salad
Steph’s Summer Salad
Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad
Red Raspberry Spinach Salad
Summer Berry Chopped Salad
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Chinese Chopped Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 6 wonton wrappers each cut into 6 strips
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 6 cups chopped green cabbage
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 4 green onions sliced
- 1 15 oz can mandarin oranges, drained and chopped if large
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup slivered almonds toasted
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Heat about 1 inch of vegetable oil in a heavy duty pan. Fry the wonton strips until browned and crisped, about 30-45 seconds. Remove and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
- In a large bowl, combine the cabbage, lettuce, green onions, mandarin oranges, bell pepper and almonds.
- In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame seeds, sesame oil, sugar and salt. Slowly whisk in the oil until combined.
- Pour as much of the dressing over the salad as desired and mix to combine.
Kathy says
I made this on Sunday and then again last night because my husband was begging me to make it again. It is a delicious and beautiful salad!
Nutmeg Nanny says
Overuse of exclamation points is a problem I have too!!! See 😉
This salad is beautiful and looks so satisfyingn!
vanillasugarblog says
this is the type of salad I would make extra wonton crisps.
those are the best part
and yes, you are spot on about the toilet paper!!!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
I’m the same way with toilet paper! It has to go over. If not, I’m changing it, whether I’m at work or at a friend’s house. It’s terrible.
Anyway, I’m loving this salad. I always order the asian chicken salad at work and pay $10 for it but I’d gladly make this right at home – I’m sure it would be 1000000x better anyway!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
We might be the same people. . other than the fact that I am Korean-American 😛 I am the exact same way with everything!!!!! (overusing exclamation points! :P)
and totally- when I find a recipe I love- I will eat it for like 3 weeks straight b/c I love it so much and can’t stop thinking about it. . will absolutely give this Chinese Chopped Salad a go! LOVE!
Jocelyn @ BruCrew Life says
Love these random facts! I totally over use the exclamation point as well, ha! 😉 And this dish looks amazing!
Becky says
loved reading your little tid bits about yourself! Josh says I also overuse exclamation points! (case in point :)) The salad sounds delicious and worth repeating!
Bree (Skinny Mommy) says
This salad looks perfect! I love the flavor combo! See the !?! 😉
Alyssa Rivers says
I overuse exclamation points too!!!!!!! But you kept it under control in this post! Haha THis salad looks amazing!
Joanne says
I do the typing thing too! And I do get obsessed with specific flavors once I get them into my head. I can totally see why you couldn’t let go of this chopped salad!
cassie says
Oh I use waaaay too many exclamation points, too. I just can’t help it most of the time! I’m loving this salad too…I have been all about Asian flavors lately. This looks amazing, especially with those won tons on top!
Melanie @ Nutritious Eats says
I want this salad now! Too bad I am still unmotivated to be in the kitchen. I’m putting it on my list of things to make!