Chinese Chicken Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon chinese chili-garlic sauce (available in asian markets)
• 1 tablespoon garlic, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, finely minced
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/4 cabbage, cored, sliced thinly
• 2 ounces snow peas, raw & thinly slivered
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 red bell pepper, thinly slivered
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 egg yolk
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine the chicken sesame oil, chili sauce,garlic and lime juice in a bowl.
• 2 cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, tossing once.
• 3 cook the chicken on a well-oiled grill over high heat until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
• 4 cool slightly, then cut into thin strips.
• 5 place in a large bowl; add the cabbage, snow peas, scallions, bell pepper and cilantro.
• 6 prepare the chinese dressing;.
• 7 place all the dressing ingredients below in a blender; process on high until smooth.
• 8 1/4 cup cider vinegar, 3 tbls. peanut oil,2 tbls. asian sesame oil,1 tbls. smooth peanut butter, 1-1/2 tbls honey,1 teaspoons dijon mustard.
• 9 1 teaspoons soy sauce,1 egg yolk and salt & pepper to taste.
• 10 adjust the seasonings to your taste.(makes about 1 cup).
• 11 refrigerate covered, until ready to use.
• 12 toss the salad with 1/3 cup of the dressing or as desired.
• 13 transfer to a bowl and serve immediately.
• 14 extra dressing may be stored in frig for about two days.