Chinese Chicken Salad
- 1 1/2 cups crispy chow mein noodles
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 bunch of scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup dry-roasted unsalted cashew nuts
- 1 cup minced fresh coriander
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into julienne strips
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, dissolved in 1/2 teaspoon water
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
- 1/4 cup corn oil
- 1/2 head of lettuce, shredded
- 1 bunch soybean sprouts
- In a large bowl combine half of the crispy noodles, chicken, scallions, cashew nuts, corriander and the bell pepper.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl whisk together the mustard mixture, soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin sauce, allspice, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oils in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified.
- Toss the chicken salad with enough dressing to coat and mound it on a platter lined with the lettuce, and top with the sprouts and remaining crispy noodles
noodles, chicken, scallions, nuts, fresh coriander, red bell pepper, dry mustard, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, hoisin sauce, ground allspice, sugar, asian sesame oil, corn oil, of lettuce, soybean sprouts
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chinese-chicken-salad-recipe.html (may not work)