Recipe Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

This Chinese chicken salad is a colorful and tasty way to use up some leftover chicken and makes for a light lunch. I experimented with few different dressings and ultimately settled on this one which I think is just the right balance of soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil.

Do you have a favorite Chinese chicken salad dressing? Please let us know about it in the comments.

Ingredients

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips

Salt

1 Tbsp sesame oil

1 Tbsp Peanut, grapeseed or canola oil

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 head of iceberg lettuce or Napa cabbage, thinly sliced

1/2 sweet bell pepper, thinly sliced

3-4 scallions, sliced

1 carrot, julienned

1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, chopped

1/2 cup roasted peanuts

Chow mein noodles, to taste (skip for gluten-free option)

Dressing:

1 Tbsp soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce for gluten-free option)

2 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 teaspoon mustard powder

1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes

2 teaspoons sugar

1 Tbsp dark sesame oil

1/4 cup peanut, grapeseed or canola oil