Ginger Chicken With Crisp Napa Salad  Recipe (2024)

Simple but delicious. I added some sesame oil to the salad as well as a diced avocado. Next time I will up the spice on the dressing by adding some grated ginger, soy sauce and fish sauce. Quick easy dinner.

I'm lazy. I keep tubes of "squirt" garlic, ginger, etc in my fridge. They are the culinary equivalents of post-it notes or velcro. I can't imagine life without them ...

This was yummy! I made a little extra marinade which meant there was a lot of delicious sauce left in the pan when the chicken was done. I put the sauce with the cut chicken in a serving bowl and spooned it OVER the cabbage salad. Delightful combination of flavors and textures.

Adapted (because it's what I had hand): chicken thighs for the pounded breasts and Thai basil for the cilantro. And standard cabbage for the napa. Smeared the whole chicken thighs with the marinade, oven-roasted until done. Easy and delicious on a hot summer night.

The marinade for the chicken is terrific. Made it exactly as written. The cayenne makes it unusual and very good. The salad is clean and fresh-tasting (I also added a bit of sesame oil) but I will add something more to it next time — maybe peanuts.

Really loved this chicken for an easy weeknight meal. I halved the cayenne and it was still well spiced for me. I ended up eating over some soba noodles with Szechuan chili oil and scallions. Yum!

I enjoyed this combination of chicken with salad. However, like so many people worldwide, I have extensive food allergies that force me to make recipes adjustments. So, replaced the napa cabbage with regular cabbage... satisfying, but not as tender as the napa cabbage. Tip for keeping cucumbers from going soft after a couple of days despite refrigeration: Wipe the cuke dry, and wrap it around with kitchen paper. Then cover it tightly with plastic wrap.

I added sesame oil the vinaigrette as others suggested, some grated ginger, and I also added about a teaspoon of honey which emulsified everything. To the salad I added some sliced radishes, toasted peanuts and a little red onion. It turned out great, but I’ll definitely add avocado next time. The chicken itself was delicious and the only change I made was the addition of some salt/pepper.

-halved the cayenne and it was still well spiced for me. I ended up eating over some soba noodles with Szechuan chili oil and scallions.-The salad is clean and fresh-tasting (I also added a bit of sesame oil) but I will add something more to it next time — maybe peanuts.-Simple,delicious. Added some sesame oil to the salad as well as a diced avocado. Next time might add some grated ginger, soy sauce and fish sauce-I marinated this as written and grilled the chicken!

Lovely light summer recipe! I added some sliced pickled ginger left over from sushi, and a few splashes of Vietnamese fish sauce to the slaw to make the flavors pop.

I agree! The ones I'm finding are huge. There's no way to pound them to 1/2 inch thick without tearing, so I just slice them in half length-wise.

Loved this! My chicken breast was 11 oz. so I butterflied the thick part then pounded it between parchment. Salted, then spread the full recipe of marinade between breast & parchment. Rested 10 minutes. Sautéed as one piece. Sliced & served on platter w/half the lime juice directly on the chicken and half mixed in with the pan drippings for additional sauce.Even though I used half the amount of chicken & the full amount of marinade, the spice was perfect for us. Loved the salad as written.

Simple but delicious. I added some sesame oil to the salad as well as a diced avocado. Next time I will up the spice on the dressing by adding some grated ginger, soy sauce and fish sauce

This is delicious and summery. The grocery store didn’t have chives, so I substituted scallion greens. I served with room temperature soba noodles tossed with sesame oil, with the scallion whites tossed in for good measure.

the only cooking surface I have right now is a grill, so I marinated this as written and grilled on medium heat, ten minutes each side. it was incredible! did as others suggested and added some soy sauce and sesame oil to the dressing for the salad. really refreshing

Maybe one of the best things I’ve ever made from nut recipes. I love a good chicken recipe and the flavors in this one really came together for me. I used almond oil as my “neutral oil” I also broiled the breasts for 5 ish mins to get a crispy finish. I loved the suggestion of adding avocado to the salad. Will make as a staple in my rotation of meals. Bursting with flavor and I love seeing all the green on my plate!!

Excellent with a few tweaks. No napa cabbage in my local grocery store so I used romaine. Really upped the cilantro so not to have the rest wilt away. Quick easy and tasty. Next time I'll just grill the chicken on the BBQ.

The first time I made this I was a little underwhelmed but sensed a lot of potential for my salt/spice-obsessed palette. Second time around I swapped salt for soy sauce in the chicken marinade. Added whole scallions to the cast iron w the chicken, charred them nicely, chopped up, and added to salad. Squeezed lime over salad instead of the oil/vin combo. Served w buttered sesame rice. Drizzled gojuchang mayo over everything. Delicious mods if you’re looking for something more indulgent!

Infinitely better the next day when flavors meld, was pretty disappointed night of cooking even with adding extras (salad definitely needs sesame oil, soy sauce etc to make it flavorful). Easy enough though, so may try again for a quick weeknight dinner.

Loved this! I added a bit of sumac to the marinade and sesame oil to the salad - very filling and delicious!

This isn't like anything I would normally make; it was delicious. I will definitely make it again.

For those wondering what to add to the salad, thin slices of fuyu persimmons or honey crisp apples pair fabulously!

I have made this every week during the summer. I do add a little more to the dressing but it truly amazing. Do not skip the peanuts.

The salad is very bland. Adjust as others have.

Can powdered ginger be substituted? How much. Thank you

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Chicken was moist and flavorful. Salad was bright with mint but flavorless. Needed more of a dressing. I would redo the dressing next time.

Used the marinade on halibut yesterday. Excellent!! Will be a regular go-to marinade.

Added mirin to the dressing on the salad. Super delicious.

Nice dinner on a warm night. Would add more marinade next time to create more sauce for more flavor.