Asian Chicken Salad
Recipe
Asian Chicken Salad
To make this delicious salad, buy a BBQ Roasted Chicken or use leftover roast chicken.
Times
- Prep Time : 10 min
- Ready Time : 10 min
Servings
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.











I wanted to make the asian chicken sala which called for carrot ginger dressing. Where do you get it?
Thanks.
You can start by trying to win it: http://joyof.kosher.com/2011/06/01/win-a-case-of-wafu-dressing/ and go to there website to find a store near you that carries it.
Refreshing combination of ingredients, and I like the spicy/sweet mix.