Warm Stir-Fried Salad

Marinated chicken is stir-fried and tossed with carrots and cashews and served over a bed of cabbage creating a warm Asian-inspired salad.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 501 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 cup baby kale
• 1 head cabbage, sliced
• 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into thin strips
• 1 cup unsalted cashews
• 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into matchstick-size pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken in a large bowl. Whisk soy sauce, ginger, tarragon, and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over chicken. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in refrigerator, 2 to 4 hours.

Step 2

Remove chicken from marinade with a slotted spoon, reserving marinade.

Step 3

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add marinade; bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir cashews and carrots into chicken.

Step 4

Arrange cabbage and baby kale on 4 plates. Drizzle sesame oil over each cabbage-kale serving; top with chicken mixture.