Chinese Chicken Salad
Description
A wonderful Chinese-inspired chicken salad recipe. Delicate rice vinegar dresses chicken, lettuce, nuts, sesame seeds, and crisp Chinese noodles.
Ingredients
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3 1/2 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and diced
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1 head lettuce, torn into small pieces
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4 green onions, sliced
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4 stalks celery, sliced thin
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6 ounces Chinese noodles, heated briefly to crisp
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1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
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2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
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6 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
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4 tablespoons white sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup peanut oil
Directions
1
Prepare salad: Combine chicken, lettuce, green onion, celery, noodles, nuts, and sesame seeds in a large salad bowl. Mix all together. Set aside.
2
Make dressing: Put vinegar in a small bowl. Dissolve sugar and salt in vinegar before adding oil. Shake, or beat, well.
3
Add dressing to salad, toss to coat, and serve.