Five-Spice Chicken Salad in Wonton Shells
- 48 wonton wrappers, thawed if frozen
- Butter-flavored cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 large whole skinless, boneless chicken breast
- 1 medium navel orange
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Trim the wonton wrappers to form 2-inch squares.
- Coat a nonstick mini-muffin tin with cooking spray and press a wonton square into each cup.
- Lightly coat the squares with cooking spray and bake for about 7 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Let cool in the pan.
- Repeat the process with the remaining wrappers and more cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the five-spice powder and salt and sprinkle on both sides of the chicken breast.
- Transfer the chicken to a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake for about 18 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Let the chicken cool and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from half the orange, leaving behind the bitter white pith.
- Cut the zest into very thin 1-inch-long strips.
- Measure 1 packed teaspoon of julienned zest and discard the rest.
- Using a sharp knife, peel the rest of the orange, removing all the white pith.
- Working over a bowl, cut in between the membranes to release the sections.
- Cut the sections into 1/4-inch dice.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of the accumulated orange juice.
- In a medium bowl, combine the diced orange with the shallot, reserved orange juice, rice wine vinegar, honey and olive oil.
- Gently stir in the chicken, half of the orange zest and half of the cilantro.
- Spoon 2 teaspoons of the chicken salad into each wonton shell.
- Garnish with the remaining orange zest and cilantro and serve.
wonton wrappers, butter, fivespice powder, salt, skinless, orange, shallot, rice wine vinegar, honey, olive oil, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/five-spice-chicken-salad-in-wonton-shells (may not work)