If you are looking for lunches to meal prep on Sunday – this is for you!
This colorful easy-to-prep chopped salad is pretty to look at & so tasty too! The Sesame Soy vinaigrette is easily made with items in your pantry, and brings all the Chinese 🥡 takeout flavors without the calories! Layer the salad in a mason jar or plastic container, with the dressing on the bottom, lettuce on top, and you have pre-made salads that will stay fresh in the fridge for a week!🙌
Each serving is a gracious plenty, and you could easily split each serving into 2 as a side salad. And if you are craving a little additional protein, add in some rotisserie chicken or roasted shrimp!
This dressing alone is a keeper – I love all the flavors together, and it would also make a great marinade!
Once again, this recipe is from Gina Homolka’s amazing blog, @skinnytaste.com! I’m kinda obsessed with her cookbooks and her recipes lately. Check her blog out today!
Asian Chopped Salad with Sesame Soy Vinaigrette
This colorful easy-to-prep chopped salad is pretty to look at & so tasty too! The Sesame Soy vinaigrette is easily made with items in your pantry, and brings all the Chinese 🥡 takeout flavors without the calories!
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 1.5 cups shelled edamame
- 1 medium red bell pepper (thinly sliced into 1 inch pieces)
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper (thinly sliced into 1 inch pieces)
- 1 cup shredded carrots (1 carrot)
- 4 green onions - chopped
- 4 cups shredded purple cabbage (about 1/2 a small head)
- 4 cups chopped Romaine lettuce (about 1 small head)
- Sesame Soy Dressing:
- 2 TBSP soy sauce (or tamari)
- 2 TBSP lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
- 2 TSP honey
- 1 TSP ginger - grated
- 1 garlic clove - minced
- 2.5 TBSP olive oil (or canola)
- 1/2 TBSP sesame oil
- 1 TSP sesame seeds (optional)
Directions
- Step 1 In a small mason jar, combine all dressing ingredients and shake well.
- Step 2 Place 2 TBSP of the dressing on the bottom of 4 quart sized mason jars or plastic containers.
- Step 3 Divide the edamame among the 4 containers, over the dressing.
- Step 4 Then add the following to each container in this order: peppers, carrots, green onions, cabbage & lettuce.
- Step 5 Cover & refrigerate until ready to eat. Just before eating, shake well to toss, then pour onto a plate.
