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Asian Chicken Salad

 

May 19th 2011

Contributed by: Jamie Geller

 

 

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Recipe

Asian Chicken Salad

To make this delicious salad, buy a BBQ Roasted Chicken or use leftover roast chicken.

Times

  • Ready Time : 0 min

Servings

4

Ingredients

  • 1 (3-ounce) package ramen soup noodles
  • 2 tablespoons chili sauce
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup bottled carrot ginger dressing
  • 1 cube frozen crushed ginger, thawed, or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cube frozen chopped cilantro, thawed, or 1 teaspoon finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup snow peas, trimmed, rinsed, and dried
  • 1 (5-ounce) package mesclun mix salad, rinsed and dried
  • 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken, about a 3-pound chicken
  • 1 medium red onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 2 scallions, sliced diagonally

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Fill a large pot three-quarters full with water and bring to a rolling boil. While the water is heating, break up ramen noodles and place them on a jelly-roll pan. Bake for about 8 minutes until toasted.

While noodles are baking, make dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together chili sauce, salad dressing, ginger, and cilantro. Set aside.

Fill a large bowl about three-quarters full with cold water and ice cubes. To blanch the snow peas: Place them into the boiling water for 30 seconds; drain them and immediately plunge them into the ice water to stop cooking. When snow peas are completely cool, drain and dry them.

To compose salad: Place greens in a large bowl. Add snow peas, chicken, onion, mandarin oranges, sesame seeds, and toasted ramen noodles.Pour dressing over salad and toss. Garnish with scallions.

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Jamie Geller is the only cookbook author who wants to get you out of the kitchen – not because she doesn’t love food – but because she has tons to do. As “The Bride Who Knew Nothing” Jamie found her niche as everybody’s favorite cook next-door. Specializing in scrumptious meals that are a snap to prepare, she authored the Quick & Kosher Cookbook series and is co- founder of the Kosher Media Network, which recently launched the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller magazine and companion website JoyofKosher.com, a social network for foodies. Jamie hosts the popular Quick & Kosher cooking show online at youtube.com/joyofkosher and on-air on JLTV. Jamie and her “hubby” live in Monsey, NY. Their five children give her plenty of reasons to get out of the kitchen — fast.

 

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2 Responses to Asian Chicken Salad

  1. avatar debbie fox says:

    I wanted to make the asian chicken sala which called for carrot ginger dressing. Where do you get it?
    Thanks.

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