Chinese Chicken Salad

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: Oriental

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 20

Servings:

Inspired by Tau Tau Restaurant, Mountain View, CA

One of the keys to making a delicious Chinese chicken salad is using the right dressing. The Oriental salad dressing, typically made with a combination of soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and other flavorful ingredients, adds a unique and delicious flavor to the salad. One of the benefits of making this dressing is that it's easy to prepare and can be used in other dishes as well.

In addition to the Oriental salad dressing, the use of cooking oil also adds a significant amount of flavor to the salad. The oil is typically used to sauté the chicken and other ingredients, giving them a rich and savory flavor. Not only does the cooking oil add flavor to the salad, but it can also be used in other dishes, making it a versatile ingredient to have in the kitchen.

Allowing each individual to use more or less of the salad dressing ensures everybody is happy.

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

Additional Notes and time savers:
• 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.

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