We lived in the San Fransisco Bay Area for almost 10 years in the late ’80s and early ’90s. We lived in Milpitas and Dennis worked in Sunnyvale. While there we ate in many restaurants and cities in the area. It wasn’t until we has transferred to Denver and went back for a business training week, that we discovered Tau Tau Restaurant in Mountain View. Steve J., a co-worker, loved the salad and couldn’t find anything close to the taste and flavor anywhere in the Denver area. So I ate a sample, went home, and tried to re-create the taste and flavor. After several months and many, many tries – I thought I had it. The true test would happen when Dennis took some into work and shared it with Steve. He LOVED and declared it may be even better that Tau Tau’s. Here it is for your enjoyment.
Chinese Chicken Salad
Equipment
- Large-Mixing-Bowl
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 lettuce medium head shredded
- 5 chicken breasts cooked, shredded
- 1 cup cilantro chopped
- 1½ cups green onions chopped
- 1 cup peanuts chopped fine
Dressing
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine dressing ingredients and mix well.
- Toss salad ingredients with dressing just before serving. Suggested – 1 tablespoon dressing per 1 cup of salad.
- Additions as desired: Toasted sesame seeds ,Mandarin oranges, Chow mien noodles, Red, green, and/or yellow peppers, sliced fine, Sliced almonds instead of peanuts, Crushed pineapple.
Notes
• If you’re short on time or lazy (I am sometimes), canned chicken works great.
• Most grocery stores are now selling shredded lettuce, another time saver.
• For those that can’t have nuts, bacon bits (real or fake), add some crunchiness.
• Use the salad dressing for other meals – warm up meatloaf or frozen meatballs with it, add a dash or so to anything you might be pan frying. Since it has oil in it, it can take the place of butter, margarine, or cooking spray. Adds another dimension to lots of meats and vegetables.
Nutrition Disclaimer
Paulson Pursuits is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.