Asian Chopped Salad (Whole30, Vegan)

An overhead shot of a big white bowl filled with a vegan and Whole30 chopped salad with sesame ginger dressing.

4.93 from 13 votes

Asian Chopped Salad (Whole30, Vegan)

A fresh and tasty Asian chopped salad that’s big on flavor and low in effort. Add some protein to make it a complete meal or serve it as a side dish at picnics!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: gluten-free, keto, low carb, nom nom paleo, nomnompaleo, paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30

Servings: servings

Author: Michelle Tam

Ingredients

½ cup Sesame Ginger Dressing
1 cup sugar snap peas strings removed
6 cups mixed salad greens I like a combination of Romaine lettuce and baby arugula
2 Persian cucumbers thinly sliced
1 medium Hass avocado peeled, seeded, and cubed
Diamond Crystal kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup shelled dry-roasted and salted pistachios
2 tablespoons minced chives

Instructions

Blend up some sesame ginger dressing or grab your bottle from the fridge. Make sure you have at least a ½ cup of dressing.
Cook the sugar snap peas by blanching or microwaving:
Blanch them by adding the sugar snap peas to a small saucepan filled with boiling water for about 30 seconds and they’re bright green OR microwave them in a microwave-safe bowl for 45 to 60 seconds until tender-crisp. (I like to use a small Anyday bowl.)
Dunk the sugar snap peas in an ice bath to chill. Then, drain the sugar snap peas and chop each pod in half.
Throw the salad greens and prepared vegetables in a large salad bowl. Season the veggies with salt and pepper.
Drizzle on the sesame ginger dressing and toss well. Taste for seasoning and add more dressing or salt and pepper as needed.
Sprinkle the pistachios and chopped chives on top and serve!

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Notes

How to make this a main dish salad:

If you’re looking for a one-bowl meal, you can add some protein to this chopped salad recipe to turn it into a hearty entree. Some of my favorite additions include Ollie’s Cracklin’ Chicken, crisped up Instant Pot Carnitas or Kalua Pig, or leftover Perfect Steak. To keep it meat-less, you can add some chopped up hard-cooked eggs.

How to prepare this salad ahead of time:

You can definitely blanch the sugar snap peas and prepare the dressing up to four days in advance. However, you should cut the cucumbers and avocado right before you serve the dish because they can dry out or turn brown. As stated earlier, the dressing and garnishes should be added right before serving.

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