CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD WITH (SPICY) PEANUT DRESSING
Chinese chicken salad with peanut dressing. This salad is a meal on its own with noodles, chicken, vegetables and a unique peanut dressing. Simply delicious.
Ingredients
- 50 grams dried noodles. Use noodles that don't stick together
- 25 grams shredded lettuce
- 25 grams julienne cut carrots
- 25 grams julienne cut cucumbers
- 50 grams shredded cooked chicken
Peanut Dressing
- 2½ Tbsp peanut butter Preferably without sugar and salt
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp honey. Can use sugar if you don't have honey
- 1½ Tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp chili sauce. Like Sriracha
- 1 scallion
- 1 clove garlic
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp white pepper
- 2 Tbsp water
Salad Topping
- Crushed roasted peanuts optional
- Toasted sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Cook noodles al dente according to noodle cooking instructions
- Run under cold water to stop cooking.
- Thinly slice lettuce
- Julienne cut carrots lengthwise.
- Julienne cut cucumbers lengthwise.
Make Peanut dressing
- Chop garlic
- Chop scallion
- Combine all the ingredients for the peanut dressing into a blender
- Blend dressing until smooth.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together noodles, chicken and vegetables
- Add peanut dressing depending on your taste.
- Toss salad
- Sprinkle with roasted peanuts and sesame seeds. You can serve this individually as well.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 2peopleCalories: 250kcal
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