Chinese Chicken Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 chicken breasts
• fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
• water
• 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
• 3 -6 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
• 8 3/4 ounces rice vermicelli (chinese mei fun)
• oil, for frying
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 -3 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon accent seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup salad oil

Recipe

• 1 boil chicken breasts in water with sliced fresh ginger for about 20 minutes.
• 2 remove and cool.
• 3 shred into small pieces when cooled.
• 4 chop lettuce and green onions. add to large bowl.
• 5 toast almonds and sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden brown. take care not to burn. set aside to cool.
• 6 add cooled almonds and sesame seeds to lettuce.
• 7 heat oil in deep pan to fry rice vermicelli noodles.
• 8 fry a small amount at a time until puffed and crisp.
• 9 place on a plate with paper towels to drain.
• 10 add noodles to lettuce when cool.
• 11 combine all dressing ingredients, except oil, in a small pan.
• 12 cook over low heat until dissolved.
• 13 whisk in oil after cooking.
• 14 toss with salad and serve.