Chinese Style Chicken Salad
 
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Flavorful, quick and easy chinese chicken salad recipe
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Recipe type: salad
Cuisine: chinese
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 skinless, boneless breasts (marinated with a little salt, pepper, sesame oil and soy sauce)
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • Napa cabbage, shredded
  • 2 medium carrots, julienned
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into ¼ inch strips
  • 1 package bean sprouts (1 cup)
  • ½ cup chow mein noodles (crunchy noodles- see note above)
  • 2 green onions, sliced thin at an angle
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 can baby corn, chopped into bite sized pieces
for the dressing: (adjust according to requirement)
  • 3½ tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2½ tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2½ tsp soy sauce
  • 1½ tsp freshly grated ginger
  • ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, soy sauce and oil. Let marinate for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat 1 tsp vegetable oil over medium high heat until just smoking. Brown the chicken till well browned on one side, 5-7 minutes.
  3. Flip the chicken, add ½ cup water and reduce heat to low. Cover the pan and let chicken cook for another 5-7 minutes till chicken is cooked.
  4. Transfer chicken to a chopping board and once cool, shred the chiken.
  5. Combine the veggies, chow mein noodles and chicken (or tofu for a vegetarian version) in a large bowl. In a separate bowl whisk the ingredients listed under dressing.
  6. Drizzle the dressing over the veggies and mix. Season with salt and pepper. Serve
Recipe by The Novice Housewife at https://novicehousewife.com/2016/01/29/chinese-chicken-salad/