Chinese Chicken Salad

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Chinese Chicken Salad is great for lunch or as dinner. It is loaded with chicken, vegetables, crispy wontons and crunchy peanuts. But, the superstar of this dish is the tangy zip of the dressing.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1 5

Course: Salad, Salad Dressing

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Low Calorie

Servings: people

Calories: 343kcal

Author: Jayne

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

2 cups Shredded Chicken breasts - one boneless chicken breast
5 cups Fresh head of Iceberg Lettuce one whole head of lettuce
1 cup Water Chestnuts - sliced one 8 oz can
¼ cup Green Onions - Scallions julienned, sliced thinly
½ cup Peanuts - chopped
¾ cups One bunch of Fresh Cilantro - no stems leaves only remove stems, use leaves only
¾ cup Wonton Strips

Dressing Ingredients

2 Tbs Soy Sauce
2 teaspoon Rice Vinegar
2 teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
2 teaspoon Hot Asian Mustard

Instructions

Salad Instructions

First, make our simple shredded chicken recipe. This recipe can be used in a variety of dishes. Short on time, use a roasted chicken from the market.
Slice lettuce across the head into a quarter-inch-thick, long strips. Refer to the photos in our post for details.
Place lettuce in large bowl while you prepare other ingredients.
Julienne cut the scallions. Using a cutting board take each scallion and cut them lengthwise down the middle. Take each half of the scallion and slice it down the middle again one or two times for a thin julienned slice. Cut the long thin slices into three inch pieces (see photos below) If you want each small slice to curl, place the pieces in a bowl of ice water for 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
Drain water off the water chestnuts. Take pre-sliced chestnuts and cut them into slivers. See the photo in the post for clarification.
Chop peanuts into small pieces using a chopper. We like to use this manual chopper for nuts. PrepWorks nut chopper
You can also chop with a large knife.
Remove individual cilantro leaves from the stems. Use leaves only.
In a large bowl, toss lettuce with salad dressing. Add dressing to the lettuce only prior to adding additional ingredients.
Then add chicken, water chestnuts, scallions, peanuts, and cilantro leaves. Garnish with additional cilantro leaves and chopped peanuts.
Top the salad with the fried wonton strips. We like to add them after the dressing to keep them crunchy and crisp. You can make your own wonton strips. See instructions to make your own below in this post. You can also find wonton strips at the grocery store.
Once the salad is fully assembled, serve and enjoy!

Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing Instructions

A little of this dressing goes a long way. This recipe makes two servings of dressing.
Combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame seed oil and the hot Chinese mustard in a medium bowl.
Whisk dressing until smooth.
Toss over lettuce prior to adding ingredients
Then add all ingredients to salad and lastly the wonton strips.
Serve immediately.

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