TL/DR – Chicken Salad with Miso Dressing. An easy meal-prep lunch salad with a very tasty dressing made from miso, oil, rice vinegar, garlic, sesame seeds and honey. –
This salad is a no-brainer and the dressing makes it highly desirable even to family members who don’t usually like salad. Use simple grilled chicken, like Easy Grilled Chicken Tenders, and any combination of greens and crunchy veggies.
For another yummy homemade salad dressing, try this recipe for Jalapeño Salmon Chopped Salad.
Chicken Salad with Miso Dressing
February 2, 2020
: 2
: 35 min
: 18 min
: 53 min
: Easy
A delicious, fast, simple way to make grilled chicken breast interesting and healthy.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 T canola oil
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 t lemon zest
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t garlic powder
- 1/2 t onion powder
- 1/2 t ground ginger
- 1/4 t black pepper
- 1/2 c avocado oil or canola oil
- 1/4 c rice vinegar
- 1/4 t garlic, grated on a microplane
- 2 T white or yellow miso
- 1 T sesame seeds
- 1 T honey
- 4 c any salad greens blend
- 2 c total of any combination of thinly sliced bell peppers, radishes, carrots, snow peas, jicama or cucumber
Directions
- Step 1 Place the chicken breasts in a dish or a bag.
- Step 2 Whisk together the canola oil, lemon juice, zest, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger, and pepper and pour over the chicken. Marinate for 30M.
- Step 3 Heat grill to 350 degrees F and grill chicken breasts for about 8-9 min. per side, or until they reach an internal temp of 165 degrees F.
- Step 4 While the chicken grills, whisk together the avocado or canola oil, rice vinegar, grated garlic, miso, sesame seeds and honey, then pile 2 c of greens onto each plate, slice the vegetables and add them to the greens.
- Step 5 Allow chicken to rest 5 or so minutes before slicing it into strips and placing on top of the salad.
- Step 6 Drizzle the miso dressing all over each salad.
