Crunchy and bright, Asian Chopped Salad is packed with colorful vegetables and dressed with a delicious sweet sesame vinaigrette. Edamame gives this salad enough protein to make it a hearty vegetarian lunch or side salad for your next Asian-inspired meal.

What You’ll Love About Asian Chopped Salad
One word - texture. This chopped salad has so much texture. Between coleslaw mix, crispy wontons, and peanuts, every bite has tons of crunch. This is a great salad to serve to a crowd and everything can be prepared ahead of time - just wait to add the wontons, peanuts, and dressing until right before serving.
This salad is:
- Fresh
- Colorful
- Healthy
- Gluten-Free-Friendly (see tips below)
Ingredients
- Coleslaw Mix - Bagged coleslaw mix makes this easy and gives the salad crunch. Any type will work. Feel free to shred your own green cabbage or purple cabbage.
- Baby Spinach - Roughly chop the baby spinach so that everything in the salad is about the same size. Finely shredded kale makes a great substitute.
- Shelled Edamame - Look for pre-shelled edamame in the freezer section.
- Shredded Carrots - Buy them pre-shredded to save time or grate the carrots using a box grater or food processor.
- Green Onions - Fresh herbs give this salad added flavor. Fresh cilantro makes a good substitute.
- Roasted Peanuts and Crispy Wontons - Add these right at the end for the ultimate crunchy salad.
- White or Black Sesame Seeds - These are optional but add color and texture to the finished salad.
- Sweet Sesame Vinaigrette - A balance of sweet and savory flavor in the sesame, soy, and lime dressing brings everything together. Peanut dressing (either homemade or store-bought) would be a great substitute.

How to Make Asian Chopped Salad
- Whisk together the vinaigrette using cooking oil, soy sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, honey, toasted sesame oil, and fresh ginger.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine coleslaw mix, spinach, edamame, and carrots.
- Just before serving, add peanuts, wontons, and dressing to the salad.
- Toss to combine.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.
Shortcuts
This recipe uses several shortcuts to minimize the amount of chopping / prep needed:
- Coleslaw Mix - buy bagged coleslaw mix to give the salad crunch
- Baby Spinach - buy pre-washed bagged baby spinach (I like to roughly chop it first, but you can skip that step to save time)
- Shelled Edamame - be sure to grab the kind that has been removed from the shells so you don’t need to do that yourself.
- Shredded Carrots - look for pre-shredded carrots in the produce section
- Roasted Peanuts - buy pre-roasted peanuts to add crunch and flavor
If you want to save even more time, look for a store-bought sweet sesame dressing to dress the salad.

Possible Variations
- Make it a Meal - Add your favorite protein to make this a meal. Salmon, chicken, or tofu (like this one) are great here.
- Make it Gluten-Free - Use Tamari instead of soy sauce and skip the crispy wontons (you’ll still get great crunch from the peanuts).
More Fresh Green Salads
- Fresh Corn, Tomato, and Avocado Salad
- Balsamic Chicken Salad with Fresh Berries and Feta
- Apple, Brie and Pecan Salad
- Bacon, Corn and Avocado Salad
- Watermelon, Feta and Arugula Salad
Asian Chopped Salad with Sweet Sesame Dressing
Equipment
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Mixing Bowl
- Salad Bowl
Ingredients
Sweet Sesame Vinaigrette:
- 3 tablespoon Cooking Oil (any neutral oil like grapeseed, vegetable, or avocado)
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Lime Juice
- 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 2 teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon grated Fresh Ginger
Crunchy Asian Salad:
- 3 cups Coleslaw Mix
- 5 cups chopped Baby Spinach
- 1 cup Shelled Edamame (look for these in the freezer section, defrost before using)
- 1 cup Shredded Carrots (look for pre-grated carrots or shred them using a box grater)
- 2 stalks Green Onions / Scallions, chopped
- 1 3.5 oz bag Crispy Wontons (look for these in the salad section near croutons)
- ½ cup Roasted Peanuts
- White or Black Sesame Seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients for the vinaigrette.
- In a large salad bowl, combine coleslaw mix, baby spinach, shelled edamame, shredded carrots, and green onions.
- Just before serving, add wontons and peanuts. Pour dressing over top and toss to combine.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using.
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great!
Amy
Really tasty and so easy to make! Great side for char siu chicken. I didn’t have spinach, but otherwise made this according to the recipe. Thanks for the recipe!
Jess Smith
So glad you enjoyed it! And great idea to serve with char siu chicken - yum!
Audra Clark
Delicious! Made it twice in one week since I had extra ingredients and my husband and kids liked it so much. Once I served with no meat and once I grilled some chicken breasts to go along with it. It was great both ways!