Who loves crispy, crunchy veggies, roasted peanuts and a sweet Asian sesame salad dressing? I thought you might. (I do too!) I also love that this Asian salad recipe is not only one of the tastiest salads ever, it’s also super healthy. Like super crazy healthy.
I have confession to make: I’m on a D I E T. I can barely say the words out loud, never mind type those 4 letters together. Over the past year (can you believe it has almost been a whole year!) I’ve been stuffing my face full of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, Bacon, Bourbon, Peanut Butter Cookies and Crispy (read: cooked in a pound of butter) Sweet Potato Fritters. My jeans have, much slower than I deserve, been fitting a little more snug.
That’s where this crunchy Asian salad comes in. Its basically come to my rescue. I’ve been eating huge bowls of this salad with a few slices of herb marinated steak or a piece of grilled fish on the side. Or sometimes I’ve eaten every last crunchy delicious bit of this salad all by itself. It’s that tasty.
- 2 carrots, grated
- 1 red pepper, finely diced
- 2 celery stalks, finely diced
- ¼ medium red onion, finely diced
- ¼ cup cilantro or parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- Optional: ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- For the dressing: 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 small clove of garlic, grated (preferably with a microplane)
- Salt to taste
- Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
- Toss all remaining ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Pour over dressing and toss to coat.
- That’s it, enjoy!
Looking for more healthy and delicious salad recipes? Check out:
Baby Kale Salad with Grapefruit and Toasted Almonds
Roasted Corn and Avocado Salad
Baby Kale Salad with Pomegranate Seeds and Spicy Candied Pecans
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This looks very yummy! I’ll try it out this week!
Looks delicious! I like your masthead by the way!
Thanks, Johanna!
I’m going to make this next week for my wild Rose cleanse. Only a few simple substitutions needed! I can’t wait looks delicious!
You’re brave for doing the Wild Rose. It’s so tough!!
great photo, and the recipe looks terrific. Can’t wait to give it a try!
Thanks, Jenny!
What do you use to chop up all those veggies? I would like to try it, especially with Asian dressing.
Hey Vita,
Just a wooden cutting board and a chef’s knife. Oh, and a grater for the carrot. Since the carrot is the biggest player in the salad it really doesn’t take much to chop the other few veggies
Seems like an ideal dish for a picnic. I love getting everyone together for such occasions. This year we decided to go for a picnic to our favorite High Park in Toronto and have a little fun with our children. But now that I’ve read your post I am looking forward to our next picnic in our garden with this Asian salad on the table.
Hey Sarah,
I love picnics too. Always such a great way to spend the afternoon
Some people get irresistible ice cream cravings, some go crazy for Cocoa Puffs, but my Achilles’ tendon (fortunate or not) is any sesame-based Asian salad. I’m so glad I came across this–it looks absolutely delectable, and I can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks for sharing, and good luck on the D-you-know-what!
I wish I craved healthy salads! I do love them but I also really love pork belly and cream and other rich and delicious food
Well, this might be diet food, but it looks incredible – I love the different colors and textures! It’s so inviting… I’m featuring this post in today’s Food Fetish Friday (with a link-back and attribution as always). Thank you so much for keeping me inspired with such delicious creations…
You are so welcome! And thank you so much for featuring one of my posts on your Food Fetish Friday!
Such gorgeous colors! And it sounds delicious too
Thanks, Terry!
I have become addicted to this salad! Its so good and dare I say….healthy? Perfect!
I know, right! It’s so easy and tasty and healthy too
I want to make it, but will one of you fuckers make it and tell me what the fuck it is like?????????????
How about you make it and tell us what you think of it? I promise you it’s damn delicious
Just made this for dinner tonight. Woah. SO good.
That’s so great to hear! Thank you for the feedback
Just saw this recipe today, I have had Asian inspired recipes in the past but they were made with noodles. I was going to the green grocer today and picked up a few of the ingredients that I was missing. All I can say is this is delicious
easy 
Enjoy, Annie!!
Thank you so much for this great salad! I’m not a huge fan of sesame oil but I loved the flavors in this recipe. I’m serving it tonight with grilled salmon and broccoli. I will definitely be putting this recipe into my regular rotation. Thanks again!
Thank you so much, Jayme!
The salad looks so yummy! Do you think it would taste good with some red cabbage, napa cabbage and edameme? I’m allergic to carrots so I’m trying to sub in other foods for the ones in the recipe.
Thanks, Lanna!
I definitely think there is a lot of room to experiment with this salad. Use it as a starting point and then add other veggies that you love (and aren’t allergic to!) I think different cabbages and edamame would be delicious
I was searching for a simple, Asian-style chopped salad and found your recipe. It looked colorful and since the ingredients were all on hand, I made it immediately … and again the next day! Your recipe is such a keeper. Pinned it to both my Salad board and Healthy Me! board on Pinterest. Thank you.
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