{"id":81,"date":"2009-04-22T22:13:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T04:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/?p=81"},"modified":"2009-04-22T22:13:32","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T04:13:32","slug":"chinese-chicken-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/?p=81","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Chicken Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chinese Chicken Salad<\/p><\/div>\n

My cousin came up to visit me a couple of weeks ago, and we made this super yummy Chinese Chicken Salad. It kind of has some odd ingredients, but its pretty easy to make – and one batch goes a long way! My mom used to make it years ago, and I almost forgot about it until I had some at a baby shower recently.<\/p>\n

Its not really ‘picky husband’ food. Or little kid food.<\/p>\n

Its more like girlfriend, or relief society gathering food. Or bridal\/baby shower food.<\/p>\n

My cousin and I sure enjoyed it!<\/p>\n

I could literally just eat and eat this… wait, that’s exactly what I did.<\/p>\n

At any rate, its worth trying!<\/p>\n

The following recipe is somewhat approximate. The amount of almonds, onions, etc… is really up to the individual.<\/p>\n

Chinese Chicken Salad<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 chicken breasts
\n1 head iceberg lettuce
\nsliced almonds (about 1 cup)
\ngreen onions (about 5-6)
\nsesame seeds (about 2 Tbsp)
\nMaifun rice sticks
\n<\/a>oil for frying
\n.
\n4 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
\n8 Tbsp. sugar
\n1 T. sesame oil
\nSalt\/pepper to taste<\/p>\n

Cook Chicken breasts (bake or boil). Cool, and shred – removing any bones in the process. Set Aside.<\/p>\n

Heat oil to 400 degrees. Should be at least a couple of inches deep.<\/p>\n

Wash lettuce and cut into thick strips, or just break apart with hands.<\/p>\n

Slice green onions<\/p>\n

Toast Sesame seeds in a frying pan for a couple of minutes until lightly browned or until they start to pop.<\/p>\n

Toast Almonds on a try in a 350 degree oven, until browned. It should only take a couple of minutes. Stir at least once in the process.<\/p>\n

Crush Maifun noodles in the package and drop in small amounts into the hot oil. Noodles should immediately expand. Remove them with a fork and drain on a paper towel.
\nNote: If the oil isn’t hot enough, the noodles won’t expand. It really does need to be at 400 degrees.<\/p>\n

…
\nPrepare the Dressing:<\/em><\/p>\n

Combine apple cider vinegar, sugar, sesame oil in a bowl, bottle, or jar. Stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.<\/p>\n

…
\nBuilding the salad:<\/em><\/p>\n

Lettuce first, then chicken. Followed by Maifun noodles, toasted almonds, and green onions.<\/p>\n

Pour on dressing and top with toasted sesame seeds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note: This salad will easily feed a dozen people.<\/p>\n

Also note: The image above lacks green onions. I forgot to add them before I took the picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My cousin came up to visit me a couple of weeks ago, and we made this super yummy Chinese Chicken Salad. It kind of has some odd ingredients, but its pretty easy to make – and one batch goes a long way! My mom used to make it years ago, and I almost forgot about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,8,13],"tags":[23,24,33,49,63,64],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese","category-ethnic","category-salads","tag-almonds","tag-apple-cider-vinegar","tag-chicken","tag-maifun-rice-sticks","tag-sesame-oil","tag-sesame-seeds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spoon.ernstrom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}