Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad is cornflake crusted chicken on a bed of greens and veggies topped with a sweet oriental honey mustard dressing! This copycat recipe is spot on!
I just have to say right off the bat that this Oriental Chicken Salad is one of my all time favorites — it’s just plain AMAZING! I honestly like it even better than the salad from Applebee’s because it’s fresher and tastier made from scratch!
The dressing is a honey mustard oriental sauce that’s out of this world–and SO easy. It’s made with crisp cabbage and lots of other yummy and colorful veggies that give it an awesome crunch. And it has the yummiest cornflake crusted, juicy, crispy chicken on top! Put all of those things together and you’ve got one killer salad!
In this recipe, the chicken is coated in cornflakes and then fried. If you’d rather make a healthier version, check out this recipe from my blog for an easy baked cornflake crusted chicken recipe.
Consider trying these popular salad recipes:
- Classic Wedge Salad
- Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad
- Creamy Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
- Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
- Waldorf Salad
- Thai Quinoa Salad
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- 6 Tablespoons honey
- 3 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Corn Flakes cereal , crushed into crumbs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 cups oil (vegetable or canola), for frying
- 6 cups Romaine lettuces , chopped
- 1 cup red cabbage , chopped
- 1 cup napa cabbage , chopped
- 2 carrots , shredded
- 2 green onions , chopped
- 1/2 cucumber , chopped
- 2 Tablespoons slivered almonds
- Blend together all ingredients for the dressing. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Preheat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. You want the oil at about 350 degrees F, (or test the oil by putting a small piece of torn bread into the pot and if the bread sizzles, it's ready, if it just floats there, it's not.)
- In a small bowl beat the egg and milk together. In another bowl combine the flour, cornflake crumbs and salt and pepper.
Cut chicken breast into several long thin strips. Dip the strips in the egg mixture, and then into the flour mixture, coating completely.
Add chicken strips to the hot oil and fry for 3-4 minutes or until cooked through and coating is dark golden brown.
- Prepare the salad: Combine the romaine, red cabbage, napa cabbage, carrots, onions and cucumber.
- Add chicken pieces on top and sprinkle with almonds. Serve with the honey oriental dressing!
Recipe from the Book Top Secret Restaurant Recipes, found here.
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sarah says
March 29, 2015 at 12:31 pmI love this salad! Do you know how to make that teriyaki-sake sauce is that they put over the top of the chicken? That is my favorite part of the salad. Thanks for the recipe.
Jen says
May 13, 2015 at 1:38 pmI’ve made this twice now and my husband and I both really like it. Thanks for the recipe. My 7 year old, not so much but she just eats the chicken instead.
Carol K says
June 14, 2015 at 8:33 pmI have always loved that salad and now can make it myself. Thank you!!!
xeta says
October 13, 2015 at 2:15 pmJust in case anyone wants a truly simple dressing that will surprise at just how much it tastes like Applebees (discovered by accident) check this out. Publix had a sale on coleslaw and Marie’s Coleslaw dressing. I’d never tried this Marie’s dressing before and I wanted coleslaw!. Upon looking at it the consistency it looked like Applebees. Upon tasting it i thought wow, it’s really close! I then bought some sesame oil and Dijon. Added it to taste and I couldn’t believe how good it is! I initially used a little of the original coleslaw for tomorrows lunch but then just made the whole bottle as oriental dressing. Totally awesome!
LaTrice says
November 8, 2015 at 8:51 pmThe Oriental Chicken Salad is my favorite dish to eat from Applebee’s!!!
Nancy Clarke says
July 11, 2016 at 11:12 amIt’s funny that your directions don’t mention the use of the cornflake crumbs. But, I’m sure most of us can figure it out. 🙂
Lauren Allen says
July 12, 2016 at 7:24 amNancy, you can see where the cornflake crumbs are added in step 3 of the recipe. (They’re added to the flour mixture.)
Cheryl says
August 25, 2018 at 5:27 pmI have eaten this many times. We moved and our new town does not have an Applebee’s. 🙁
Glad to have this recipe; similar salads also have mandarin oranges.
Kris says
February 18, 2019 at 4:28 pmHave made this before and loved it. This time I mixed half Greek yogurt and half mayo..still amazing dressing!