Boneless Chicken Recipe
Sesame Chicken Salad Recipe
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This picture shows our delicious sesame chicken salad with warm noodles. You will find this recipe to be a magical twist on more traditional chicken salad recipes and if you enjoy Chinese food, you will discover that this sesame chicken brings the flavors of Asia together to your table. Whether you fancy an unusual appetizer or a light afternoon snack, this is not the same old Chinese sesame chicken recipe but something new and delicious which is sure to thrill any Asian food fan. This Chinese sesame chicken recipe is quick and easy to make.
Sesame Chicken Salad with Warm Noodles
Chicken salad recipes come in many varieties and this Chinese chicken salad combines crisp vegetables with a sweet yet simple salt, sugar, oil, and vinegar dressing. The sesame oil and sesame seeds add a really nice flavor to this Chinese salad recipe. This is one of the tastiest chicken recipes to make for a light lunch or you can serve it as an appetizer for dinner (the salad will serve eight people if you are serving it as an appetizer, so halve the recipe if you only have four appetizers to make).
Another way of serving this delicious sesame chicken salad would be to sauté the bell peppers, carrots, chicken and green onions together and serve everything warm, but that would be a Chinese sesame chicken recipe rather than a sesame chicken salad recipe. Raw veggies have a pleasant texture and they combine well with the soft, cooked chicken so you might want to make the recipe just the way it is.
You can serve the noodles warm or cold because both contrast nicely with the crisp vegetables and flavorful sauce. The same applies to the chicken - warm or cold, as you like. Do not pour the sauce over the salad until just before serving it, else the vegetables will go soggy. You might like to serve this Asian chicken salad recipe as an appetizer at your next dinner party. It makes a great appetizer before any kind of entree and it is a colorful salad, which appeals to adults and kids alike.
Sesame Chicken Salad and Crisp Vegetables
Ingredients -
˝ head lettuce
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
˝ red bell pepper, in thin strips
˝ green bell pepper, in thin strips
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts cooked and shredded
˝ cup carrot, in thin strips
1 can chow mein noodles
For the Dressing
:
4 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
˝ cup salad oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil
6 tablespoons vinegar
Preparation:
Warm the chow mein noodles gently and divide them between 4 plates.
Combine the lettuce, green onions, bell pepper strips, chicken and carrots and divide this mixture between the 4 plates.
Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan over a medium heat for until they are fragrant.
Alternatively you can bake them on a dry baking sheet at 275 degrees F for 5 minutes.
Combine the dressing ingredients and pour this over the Chinese salad just before serving, then sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds over the top.
(Serves 4)