Watermelon and Chicken Salad

By Liz Smith

Updated April 13, 2017

Total Time
15 minutes
Rating
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 2 ½ tablespoons rice vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon (packed) freshly grated peeled ginger root

  • ¼ cup soy oil or light olive oil

  • 1 ½ tablespoons dark sesame oil

  • ½ teaspoon sugar, or to taste

  • ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

FOR THE SALAD

  • 3 cups cooked thin noodles (prepared Chinese wheat noodles, rice noodles or vermicelli)

  • 16 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts, grilled, sliced

  • 1 pound seedless watermelon

  • 1 English cucumber, halved, seeded and thinly sliced crosswise

  • ¼ cup thinly sliced scallions

  • Bamboo shoots

  • Bean sprouts

  • Fresh cilantro or parsley sprigs

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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

46 grams carbs; 190 milligrams cholesterol; 820 calories; 26 grams monosaturated fat; 9 grams polyunsaturated fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 45 grams fat; 3 grams fiber; 1138 milligrams sodium; 58 grams protein; 19 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake. Taste and adjust the ginger, sugar and salt.

  2. Step 2

    Arrange the noodles in 2 little nests on plates. Fan out the chicken slices on top of each. Cut watermelon into 1-inch cubes and arrange on one side with the cucumber slices on the other. Sprinkle with scallions, bamboo shoots or bean sprouts and cilantro or parsley. Serve the dressing on the side.

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Jon M.

This is terrific. I used brown rice noodles because that’s all I could find, and mixed vegetable and olive oil, because I didn’t have light olive oil. Otherwise I followed the recipe as is. I just cut stuff up the same size and served it on the noodles. I thought the dressing needed a touch more soy sauce, but my wife gobbled it up as it was.

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