Simply Salvia

Sesame chicken and cabbage slaw

A crunchy lunch with 33g of protein, no dressing sugar.

20 min2 servings410 cal33g proteinLow GI

Ingredients

Makes 2 servings

  • 10 oz cooked chicken breast, shredded
  • 4 cups napa cabbage, finely shredded
  • 1 cup red cabbage, finely shredded
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 3 scallions, sliced
  • 2 tbsp tahini or smooth almond butter
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Method

  1. 1Whisk the tahini, rice vinegar, tamari, sesame oil and ginger with 2 tbsp warm water until pourable.
  2. 2Toss the cabbages, carrot and scallions with about two-thirds of the dressing.
  3. 3Fold through the chicken, then add the rest of the dressing to taste.
  4. 4Scatter with the sesame seeds and eat within the hour, while the cabbage is still crisp.

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