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    20 Healthy Asian Salad Recipes

    January 9, 2023 · Published: January 9, 2023 By: Asian Inspired Eats 2 Comments

    Jumpstart your new year with this roundup of 20 Healthy Asian Salad Recipes! These easy recipes will fill your tummy without the excess calories. From Grilled Miso Shrimp Salad to Soba Noodle Salad, you'll never go hungry when you bookmark these tasty recipes!

    Two white bowls with Spicy Thai Salad with Chicken with a fork on top placed on top of a marble surface.

    1. Spicy thai salad with chicken

    This beloved Spicy Thai Salad with Chicken dish is no longer on the menu at Panera Bread. But you can make this easy and delicious copycat recipe in your own kitchen! The tangy, spicy Thai peanut dressing puts this salad over the top!

    Grilled Miso Shrimp Garden Salad in a black bowl with edamame, sliced tomatoes, shredded carrots, and cucumbers, with a jar of miso dressing on the side.

    2. Grilled miso shrimp garden salad

    This gorgeous Grilled Miso Shrimp Garden Salad will fulfill all of your healthy salad cravings! It's heavenly! This beautiful lettuce bowl is layered with fresh veggies, grilled miso shrimp, edamame, and radish sprouts and drizzled with an easy miso dressing!

    Avocado edamame kale salad in a blue bowl with a fork and sliced avocado and herbs on the side.

    3. Avocado edamame kale salad

    This Avocado Edamame Kale Salad has "healthy" written all over it! From the nutrient-rich avocados to the leafy kale loaded with Vitamins C and K, this salad is perfect as a side, or as a main dish with a protein. You're going to love the tangy cilantro-lime vinaigrette!

    Colorful Japanese soba noodle salad in a large blue bowl with chopsticks on top of a wooden board and a napkin on the side

    4. Soba noodle salad

    This vibrant Soba Noodle Salad recipe is chock full of colorful bell peppers and tossed in a light peanut soy sauce. Served cold or at room temperature, this salad feeds an army! The gluten-free soba noodles are just perfect in this easy, Japanese dish.

    Smashed cucumber salad in a clear glass bowl with a white bowl of chili oil being poured on top.

    5. Smashed cucumber salad

    This popular Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad is so healthy and refreshing. The zingy dressing combines fresh garlic and ginger with Asian sauces and spicy hot chili oil. It's a lovely flavor-bomb finish to this easy and healthy cucumber salad!

    A platter of vibrant Lobster Cobb salad on top of romaine greens and a clear jar of miso dressing on the side.

    6. Lobster cobb salad

    This vibrant and healthy Lobster Cobb Salad will transport you to the shores of New England! I gave it my Asian twist, of course, with the addition of Japanese miso dressing. The flavor combos in this salad are to die for!

    Learn how to make this easy lobster cobb salad!

    An arugula salad with sliced Asian pears and avocado in a blue bowl with a fork on top and half an avocado, whole pear, and lemon vinaigrette dressing on the side.

    7. Arugula salad with asian pears

    Simple and delicious, this Arugula Salad with Asian Pears has the perfect mix of bitter, sweet, creamy, tangy, and crunchy! Topped with avocados, pistachios, goat cheese, and a tangy lemon vinaigrette, this easy and healthy salad is perfect for lunch or dinner, and on the table in just 15 minutes!

    Japanese bean sprouts salad in a black bowl with chopsticks on top and a smaller bowl of bean sprouts on the side on top of a wooden board.

    8. Japanese bean sprouts salad

    This quick and easy Japanese Bean Sprouts Salad is the perfect side dish for sushi or a healthy afternoon snack! Bean sprouts are tossed with green onions, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, and rice vinegar, in this light and refreshing recipe.

    Fresh sliced vegetables in a glass bowl for making Nuoc Cham slaw with pickled red onions in a jar and nuoc cham on the side.

    9. Asian slaw with nuoc cham

    Tangy, sweet and spicy, this Asian Slaw with Nuoc Cham Dressing is perfect as a side dish or on top of any protein like fish, burgers, or chicken! Nuoc Cham is a staple at most Vietnamese tables. This magic sauce goes great with so many proteins. Easy to prepare, you can whip this up in about 10 minutes!

    Seared ahi tuna on a bed of greens in a black bowl with wooden chopsticks on the side.

    10. Seared tuna salad with miso dressing

    This light and refreshing Seared Tuna Salad with Miso Dressing is perfect for lunch or dinner. It's a fantastic, 20-minute salad that has "healthy" written all over it. And, it's beyond easy to prepare! Look at those beautiful rare slices of seared, sesame-coated ahi tuna. This fish literally melts in your mouth!

    A green bowl filled with a vibrant spicy Asian tofu salad with cucumbers, cilantro and peanuts.

    11. Spicy asian tofu salad

    This show-stopping Spicy Asian Tofu Salad is tossed in a creamy, tangy, spicy peanut dressing that's bursting with Asian flavors! This delicious, vegan tofu salad recipe is the perfect way to spice things up while keeping your healthy eating goals!

    Chunks of mango and canned lychees in a salad bowl topped with fresh cilantro, with whole mangos and a dressing on the side.

    12. Thai mango and lychee salad

    The sweet and spicy sauce is the star of this tropical Thai Mango and Lychee Salad! This refreshing salad hits all the right flavor notes with its luscious mango slices and sweet lychees, crunchy peanuts, and toasted coconut flakes.

    Mushoom and radish salad in a round black bowl with thinly sliced rainbow radishes, sliced mushrooms, and cilantro, topped with a yuzu vinaigrette, with a pair of silver chopsticks on top.

    13. Mushroom and radish salad

    Shaved rainbow radishes are so vibrant in this colorful salad, combined with thinly sliced button mushrooms, and a tangy, zesty vinaigrette. This easy, Asian-inspired recipe is a quick, 15-minute side dish that's refreshing, delicious, and healthy!

    Seared miso tofu in a bowl with white rice, avocado chunks, crispy cucumber slices, vibrant sliced rainbow radishes, and sprouts.

    14. Seared miso tofu poké bowl

    This delicious, vegetarian Seared Miso Tofu Poké Bowl features seasoned, wok-seared tofu, crisp veggies, and avocados, served over sticky white rice, and drizzled with a tangy sweet miso ginger dressing.

    Learn how to make this versatile Japanese Miso Dressing!

    A bowl filled with Japanese seaweed salad with black chopsticks on top and assorted sushi on the side, on a wooden board.

    15. Japanese seaweed salad

    This restaurant-style Japanese Seaweed Salad (a.k.a. "wakame") is perfect when paired with a tray of sushi, or your favorite Asian soup, like Japanese Miso Soup. You can make this at home in your kitchen in just 10 minutes!

    A black bowl with sweet corn avocado salad with cherry tomatoes and fresh cilantro on a wooden board with a silver form on the side.

    16. Sweet corn and avocado salad

    This bright and delicious Sweet Corn and Avocado Salad has so much flavor from the lemony Yuzu vinaigrette. This healthy salad is very addictive, so make sure to make a huge batch for the entire week!

    A black bowl filled with an Asian cucumber salad with lots of crunchy vegetables and sprinkled with black sesame seeds and topped with a fork with a black and white checkered napkin on the side.

    17. Healthy asian cucumber salad

    My body craves this light and vibrant Healthy Asian Cucumber Salad featuring bright flavors, exciting textures, and the play of sweet, sour, and salty happening in so many ways! This simple, healthy salad has crunchy Persian cucumbers, radishes, colorful bell peppers, green onions, and edamame, tossed in a Japanese yuzu juice vinaigrette.

    Asian turkey lettuce wraps prepared in three lettuce leaves on a white serving platter with lime wedges and chopped peanuts on the side.

    18. Asian turkey lettuce wraps

    Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps are a healthy, Thai-inspired meal the whole family will love! The quick and easy, tangy, aromatic dressing is key here with chopped mint, lemon and lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, and a bit of honey for sweetness.

    Cubed sushi-grade fish, crab and shrimp in this mixed seafood poke bowl with sliced cucumbers, avocados, and sprouts on the side.

    19. Mixed seafood poké bowl

    This Mixed Seafood Poké Bowl has everything you ever wanted in a poké salad, with sushi-grade tuna and salmon, crab flakes, and shrimp. Such goodness in one fine bowl! The seafood mix soaks in the flavors of the tangy marinade that will make your tastebuds explode with happiness!

    A large bowl with air-fried falafel balls, red beet hummus, pickled red onions, sliced avocados, mixed greens, and slices of pita bread with a fork and napkin on the side.

    20. Air fryer falafel bowl

    Beautiful and vibrant, this Air Fryer Falafel Bowl is bursting with flavor from the homemade air-fried falafels to the red beet hummus to the Asian slaw to the quick pickled red onions! It's the perfect salad combo!

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    1. Shari Marcus says

      January 09, 2023 at 8:55 am

      Um, yes please! I’m so happy I have all of these healthy recipes to choose from since I really overate during the holidays. 😜 The lobster Cobb salad is to die for!

      Reply
      • Asian Caucasian says

        January 09, 2023 at 8:57 am

        I can relate to the overeating! I'm so glad you have all of these healthy salads to bookmark! I love them all. Thanks, Shari!

        Reply

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