Orange Sesame Chicken Salad

• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 large Chicken Breast (Cubbed)

5 cups Green Cabbage (Shredded)

2 Oranges (Segmented)

1 Avocado (Diced)

1 cup Green Onions (Sliced thin)

1/4 cup Cilantro (Chopped)

1 tsp Kosher Salt

1 tsp Black Pepper

1 tsp Garlic Powder

1 tsp Onion Powder

1/4 cup Slivered Almonds (Toasted)

2 tbsp Sesame Seeds (Toasted)

2 tbsp Olive oil

1/2 cup Sesame oil

1/4 cup Maple Syrup

1/3 cup Soy Sauce

3 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar

3 tbsp Grated Ginger

1 Orange (Zested)

1 tbsp Orange Juice

Directions

Into a large bowl, add 2 diced up chicken breasts. Into the same bowl add 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp of onion powder, 1 tsp of kosher salt and 1 tsp of black pepper. Mix well.

Place a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add in 2 tbsp of olive oil and once heated, drop in your chicken. Cook for 8-10 or until all your chicken is golden brown and fully cooked. Remove from heat and set aside.

Next up let's make the dressing. Into a mixing bowl add ½ cup of sesame oil, ¼ cup maple syrup, ⅓ cup soy sauce, 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar, 3 tbsp grated ginger, 1 orange zested and 1 tbsp of orange juice. Give that a mix and set aside.

Into a large salad bowl, add 5 cups of thinly shredded green cabbage, your cooked chicken, 2 segmented oranges, 1 diced avocado, 1 cup of sliced green onions, ¼ cup of chopped cilantro along with ½ cup of toasted slivered almonds and 2 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds.

Add in your dressing and toss well. Garnish with more toasted almonds and sesame seeds.