Chinese Chicken Salad With Spicy Noodles And Sesame Sauce

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb dried linguine
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 3 lbs roasted chicken meat
• 1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/3 cup light soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sake or 1/4 cup mirin
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons safflower oil
• 1 teaspoon hot chili oil (or more to taste)
• 16 water chestnuts, thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 large red bell pepper, cut julienne
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, about 12 minutes; drain.
• 2 toss with 1 tablespoon sesame oil in bowl.
• 3 cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• 4 cut chicken meat from breast and legs into 1/4-inch strips; cover and chill.
• 5 (reserve wings for another use.).
• 6 blend tahini, peanut butter and garlic in small bowl.
• 7 gradually mix in remaining 2 teaspoons sesame oil, soy sauce, sake', water, safflower oil and 1 teaspoon chili oil; taste and add more chili oil if desired.
• 8 add to noodles; mix in chicken, water chestnuts and half of cucumber.
• 9 transfer to large platter; garnish with remaining cucumber, red bell pepper and green onion.
• 10 sprinkle with cilantro and sesame seeds and serve.