Chinese Chicken Salad

 

It’s been ages since I’ve eaten Chinese Chicken Salad. I didn’t have a recipe, so I searched the internet. My recipe is a combination of others. I use everyday ingredients: Romain, coleslaw mix, celery. I think the star of the show, is the Asian Salad Dressing. The light colored (as opposed to light salt) soy sauce is palatable. It was easier to work with, than regular soy sauce, or tamari. Not overpowering. Not salty. The roasted sesame seed oil was very tasty, and kept me coming back for more. You definitely taste that the sesame seeds are roasted. A total game changer. I used recipetineats.com recipe, and appreciated how she walked me through the ingredients. I did make slight modifications to the dressing: stevia instead of sugar, roasted garlic instead of raw.

I served this salad, at a birthday party. It was like a mini salad bar; where everyone could choose their toppings. For this setup I quadrupled the salad dressing. The next time I make this I am going to add dried tart cherries. 

If you make this into a layered salad, it will last longer. Separate the chicken, and mandarin oranges.

A YouTube demonstration video is available, by clicking this link.

CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 Pound rotisserie chicken meat, chopped

1 Pound Romain, chopped

1 Pound Cole slaw mix

5.8 Ounces carrot, shredded

5.6 Ounces celery, sliced

1.8 Ounces green onion, sliced

 

DIRECTIONS:

Toss ingredients in a large salad bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Makes 3 Pounds 12.6 Ounces

 

ASIAN SALAD DRESSING

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 Tablespoons light soy sauce (lightly colored, not lightly salted)

3 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1 Tablespoons roasted, or toasted, sesame oil

2 Tablespoons canola oil

1 1/2 Teaspoon ginger, grated

2 Roasted garlic cloves, mashed

1/2 Teaspoon black pepper

1 Stevia packet

 

DIRECTIONS:

Place all ingredients into a 1/2 pint canning jar. Secure lid. Shake to combine.

Keep refrigerated. Makes approximately 2/3 cup.

 

TOPPINGS:

Dried Tart Cherries

Fried wontons

Mandarin orange slices

Peanuts