Chicken Noodle Salad With Peanut Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces linguine or 6 ounces very thin spaghetti
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into strips (10 ounces)
• 1 medium cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced
• 1 cup fresh pea pods, strings removed and bias sliced in 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 green onions, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 2 cups napa cabbage, shredded
• 2 cups spinach, shredded
• 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons salad oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, grated
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili paste or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. drain; rinse under cold water.
• 2 in a bowl combine linguine, chicken strips, cucumber, pea pods, green onions, and tomato.
• 3 pour the soy peanut dressing over noodle mixture.
• 4 toss gently to mix.
• 5 cover and chill chicken mixture for 4 to 24 hours, stirring mixture 2 to 3 times.
• 6 to serve, line 4 dinner or salad plates with the shredded napa cabbage and spinach.
• 7 top with chicken mixture.
• 8 sprinkle with peanuts.
• 9 soy peanut dressing:
• 10 in a blender container combine 3/4 cup water; 1/4 cup peanut butter; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons olive oil or salad oil; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot; 1 clove garlic, minced; and 1 teaspoon chili paste or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper.
• 11 cover and blend till smooth. makes about 2 cups.