Chinese Chicken Salad

Carolic Count: Low
Serves 6 to 8

This dish is an all time favorite of mine, as it light,healthy and low in fat and calories and so easy to prepare. Fresh ingredients ring through with each mouthful. Perfect for lunch, dinner or just a snack. The most difficult aspect of this dish is finding and preparing the Chinese noodles, known as rice noodles or glass noodles. They resemble a very thin transparent spaghetti and can be found in the oriental section of your grocers. In China they are known as Bun Gao Kho. Good Luck!

Ingredients for salad

• 2 med. filleted chicken breasts (skinless)
• 1 large bunch of romaine or cos lettuce
• 1 bunch fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup fresh ginger (peeled and shredded)
• 2 bunches spring onions (scallions)
• 1 bunch coriander (cilantro)
• 2 tsp roasted sesame seeds
• 8 to 10 oz of rice noodles
• 1/2 liter ground nut oil or veg oil

Ingredients for salad dressing

• 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp Kikkoman soy sauce
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup water

Rinse lettuce and spinach well and set aside to drain. Prep chicken with seasoning; garlic powder, seasoning salt, a little cayenne pepper, and grill or pan fry until done. (pierce chicken with fork if juices run clear, it's done). set aside.

Now for the noodles; The noodles are to be fried, and veg or ground nut oil is great for frying as it can be heated to high temperatures without smoking. Break noodles into 1 inch strands and gently place into hot oil, they should almost immediately puff up to twice their size, fry for 1 or 2 minutes until they are just starting to brown and remove quickly and drain, fry small amounts at a time to ensure even cooking. Drain in colander and toss and set aside. Now let's go to easy street! The rest of the salad is a breeze.

Chop lettuce and spinach(spinach is optional) into small pieces, chop coriander and spring onions. Peel ginger and grate, and toss all together. chop chicken breasts and add, toss again.

Dressing

Combine Rice wine vinegar,soy sauce and honey and water, the flavor should be tart with a hint of sweetness. In a hot frying pan or skillet, dry roast sesame seeds until golden brown and remove.

Serve up salad on plate or in bowl, sprinkle dressing on top then add a handful of fried noodles
and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

ALL DONE, this dish brings you bags of flavor and it's so good for you. As usual, if any questions
at all hit me up.

ENJOY!
Ms. Boom