Marny’s Asian Chicken Salad
Lunch
Marny
Ingredients
- 4 whole boneless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into ¼” pieces
- 1 red pepper, cored, seeded and cut into strips
- 1 small jicama, peeled and cut into strips
- 1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 5 scallions cut into pieces
- 4 dozen snow peas, trimmed, stringed and blanched briefly in boiling water
- ¼ cup toasted cashews
- 2 Tbsp fresh parsley
- ½ cup teriyaki sauce
- ¼ cup sesame oil (or olive oil)
- ¼ cup safflower oil (or olive oil)
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp dry sherry (or red wine)
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- Few drops of hot chili oil (or hot sauce)
- 3 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Method
Combine chicken, red pepper, jicama, water chestnuts and scallions. Add the snow peas and cashews. Process the parsley and garlic in a food processor. Add the teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, safflower oil , vinegar, sherry, brown sugar, and chili oil. Process until smooth. Pour dressing onto salad. Toss. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.



