Chinese Chicken Salad

• 2 cups shredded chicken breast, cooked
• 2 t. hoisin sauce (Chinese barbeque sauce found in Asian section)
• 2 t. soy sauce
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/4 t. pepper
• 1T. sesame oil
• Mix the above ingredients together.
• Meanwhile layer the following ingredients in a bowl.
• 1/4 bunch romaine lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
• 1/4 head iceberg lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 medium sized jicama, peeled and julienned
• 1-2 red bell peppers, seeded and julienned
• 1 bunch of asparagus blanced and julienned into 1 1/2 inch pieces (if in season or can substitute blanced green beans)
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped finely
• 3-4 stalks of green onions, thinly sliced
• sugared almonds (1/4 c. sliced almonds and 1 1/3 T. sugar, cooked over low heat, stirring constantly until sugar is melted and almonds are coated. Cool and break apart)
• Dressing ingredients:
• 2 T. oil
• 1 1/2t. salt
• 1 t. pepper
• 2 T. sugar
• 3 T. vinegar (also can use rice vinegar)
• 2 T. plum sauce (found in Asian section) or plum jelly
• 2 T. sesame oil

1. Mix together and chill.
2. At serving time, quickly saute the chicken with the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper and sesame oil until heated through. Layer the chicken on top of the greens and toss well with the dressing. Serve at once.
3. can substitute chopped water chestnuts for the jicama
4. Chicken breasts can be steamed in microwave on high for approx 6 minutes. I sprinkle salt and pepper and thinly slice unpeeled fresh ginger on chicken prior to steaming. Saran wrap the dish and place in microwave.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chinese-chicken-salad-52306211 (may not work)