Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad is my FAVORITE and 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.
- 6 Tbsp honey
- 3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cornflake crumbs
- salt and pepper
- 2 chicken breasts
- 3 cups vegetable oil , for frying
- 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 cup chopped red cabbage
- 1 cup chopped napa cabbage
- 2 carrot , shredded
- 2 green onion , chopped
- 1/2 cucumber , chopped
- 2 Tbsp slivered almonds
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Blend together all ingredients for the dressing. Refrigerate until ready to use.
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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.)
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In a small bowl beat the egg and milk together. In another bowl combine the flour, cornflake crumbs and salt and pepper.
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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.
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Prepare the salad: Combine the romaine, red cabbage, napa cabbage, carrots, onions and cucumber.
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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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Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books says
This recipe sounds delicious! =)
Aimee @ like mother like daughter says
Oh my goodness, this looks so delicious! I need to make this salad soon!
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
This looks flipping amazing! PINNED!
Becky @ lovetobeinthekitchen says
This looks so delicious! I wish I had this right now even though I haven’t even had breakfast yet! lol
Pam @ Over the Big Moon says
This is great! I’m going to try making it into their Oriental Wraps – they are my favorite too!
Jessica @ Pretty Providence says
Okay is it weird that I am especially excited to have the dressing recipe?? So yummy! And, confession… I had the actual Applebees oriental chicken wrap for date night last night! Haha. So excited I can make it from home now!
Sarah says
This was ok…the dressing isn’t the same.
Kristal says
Don’t forget the chow mein noodles. Yummy!!
Gwen says
This was my favorite dish at Applebee’s until I saw that it had 1800 calories. Now I won’t touch it. This recipe looks more forgiving.
Heather says
Made this tonight.. loved it! Added just a smidge more honey, as for some reason my kids found the dressing too be a tad bit tart.. but I may have been shy with the honey or maybe used too much vinegar idk. anyways it was great, thanks!
sarah says
I 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
I’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
I have always loved that salad and now can make it myself. Thank you!!!
xeta says
Just 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
The Oriental Chicken Salad is my favorite dish to eat from Applebee’s!!!
Nancy Clarke says
It’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
Nancy, you can see where the cornflake crumbs are added in step 3 of the recipe. (They’re added to the flour mixture.)