Chinese Chicken Salad
Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

Jun 17, 2024

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Servings
4 - 6
Total time
60 minutes
Course
Entree

Ingredients

Marinade Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic (pressed through garlic press)
  • 1 green chopped onion
  • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon Five-Spice Powder

Salad Dressing Ingredients

  • ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1½ to 2 teaspoons sriracha sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic pressed through a garlic press
  • 1 tablespoons grated ginger
  • 2 green onions, chopped

Salad Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil (need at least 4-5 cups for frying the wonton strips and rice noodles)
  • 1¼ lb boneless chicken breast, cut into slices
  • ½ cup grated red cabbage
  • 3 small romaine lettuce (sliced thinly)
  • 1 small savoy cabbage (sliced thinly)
  • 2 stalks celery (sliced thinly)
  • 1 large red bell pepper (sliced thinly)
  • 1-2 large carrots (grated)
  • 2 ounces sugar snap peas (cut in half if large)
  • 1 can (15 oz) mandarin oranges (drained)
  • 8-10 oz red seedless grapes
  • ¼ cup cilantro leaves (chopped)
  • Wonton wrappers
  • 3 oz rice sticks
  • 1 cup sliced almonds
  • 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Make the marinade for the chicken by mixing the ingredients.
  2. Cut the chicken breasts into pieces and marinate the chicken pieces in the marinade for ½ hour.
  3. Cut the wonton pieces into ½“ strips and deep fry until light golden brown. Set aside.
  4. Fry the rice sticks and put on paper towels. Set aside.
  5. Put the sliced almonds in a single layer in a preheated oven 350° F for 7-8 minutes.
  6. Make the salad dressing by mixing ingredients together in a large liquid measure cup.
  7. Pan sauté the chicken pieces and set aside to cool. Then, cut into thin strips.
  8. Mix everything together, including the salad dressing, in a large salad bowl, saving some wonton pieces, rice sticks, sliced toasted almonds, and sesame seeds to use as garnish.
Mae Chandran cooking on The Great American Recipe.

Mae Chandran cooking on The Great American Recipe.

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