Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Spicy Chinese Chicken Salad


Spicy Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad...plane and simply delicious.  A bit spicy but the oranges and romaine cool off the heat!

Ingredients
3 cups cooked and sliced chicken breast or dark meat
3 heads of romaine lettuce washed and chopped
2 cups shredded white, purple cabbage and carrots (I bought a prepackaged mix of the three already shredded)
4 scallions sliced thin white and green part
1 small can manderin oranges drained
1 cup fried chinese noodles

Dressing
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 tblsp soy sauce
3 tblsp peanut oil (olive oil works fine also)
2 tblsp sweet chili sauce
1 tblsp honey mustard
1 freshly squeezed orange

Preparation for Salad
1. Cook chicken (I boiled it with garlic) and cut up and put aside in frig
2. Wash and chop romaine and chill in frig
3. Slice scallions and cabbage mixture if needed and add to romaine bowl.
4. Drain manderin and mix into salad along with chicken.
5. Top with noodles and add dressing. (Tip: Add noodles when ready to eat or they will get soggy.)

Preparation for Dressing
Mix all ingredients and whisk together and let chill while preparing the salad.

Servings: 2 people as main meal - 4 people as side salad

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