Summer time and the cooking is easy

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Chinese Chicken Salad

Salad:
iceberg and/or romaine lettuce and/or shredded cabbage
Shredded carrots
Poached chicken, shredded or chopped

Garnishes:
Chopped cilantro
Chopped roasted peanuts
Chopped green onions

Dressing:
2 T peanut butter
¼ cup rice vinegar (I use a mix of seasoned and mild - could also use rice wine vinegar)
1 T toasted sesame oil
1 or 2 t honey
1 or 2 t soy sauce
1 t ginger paste (from produce section) or fresh grated ginger
1 t chinese mustard
Sri Racha hot sauce (the angry rooster kind) if desired
½ cup canola oil (drizzle in last while whisking to emulsify)

Directions:
toss the salad and chicken with the dressing (or shake it in a container with a lid) to coat it all well and then top with desired toppings.
Nom nom nom!

got this recipe from skyblue_reverie and it is SO delicious. It would probably also be good with pressed tofu.

Comments

[thehighwaywoman.livejournal.com]

If I had not just eaten lunch, I would be starving after reading that. NOM. Sounds delicious!

[moodswingers.livejournal.com]

Bookmarking this to try, that dressing sounds aaaamazing.

[littledrop.livejournal.com]

God, I love Chinese flavours when they're made from scratch. NOM. So trying this. (You should totally post this to omnomnom!)

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

ooo, that does sound nummy.

[maerhys.livejournal.com]

I am making this very, very soon! Yum and thanks!

[lila-blue-b.livejournal.com]

Oooohhh!! This sounds so yummy!! And a lot like a salad they have at a cafe not far from my house cuz I so don't have all these ingredients at home right now... *thinks about making a run over to the cafe*

[girlguidejones.livejournal.com]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! Thank you, saved for later. :)

[tabularassa.livejournal.com]

Thank you:) <3

[gregoria44.livejournal.com]

I miss peanut butter #2

:(

But this sounds very nice - can I ask though, what is cilantro? (It's a great word!)

[myownghost.livejournal.com]

hold the cilantro, but otherwise, yum!

[tiffosis.livejournal.com]

mmmmm.....that sounds TATSY.

i'm sure you know that your favorite person ever is back on tv thrusday night, yes?

[pixel-0.livejournal.com]

Ooh. This sounds delicious! And with tofu too? Mmm! Now I've got a bit of a craving for tofu...and it's almost 10:30 at night. Haha.

[victorian-tweed.livejournal.com]

I am so going to try this! Thank you, and skyblue_reverie for sharing!

I love pressed tofu, so will def. give this variation a go!