Chinois Chicken Salad
 
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Serves: 6 portions
Ingredients
  • DRESSING
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup rice wine vinegar
  • ⅓ cup Chinese Mustard or Dijon Mustard
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 1 tbsp. tahini (sesame paste)
  • 2 tbsp. chopped pickled ginger
  • ¾ cup peanut oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • SALAD
  • 1 medium mango, julienned
  • 5 cups Nappa cabbage, cut into ¼ inch julienne strips
  • 2 medium carrots,grated
  • 1 head radicchio, cut into ¼ inch julienne strips
  • 4 cups romaine lettuce, cut into ¼ inch juliennes
  • 3 skinless chicken breasts, cooked and sliced into ¼ inch strips
  • 2 cups fried wonton strips (recipe at the end)
  • ¼ cup toasted cashews
Instructions
  1. DRESSING
  2. Put all the ingredients except the oil in a blender and mix well for about 10 seconds.
  3. With motor running, slowly add the oil until well combined.
  4. SALAD
  5. Mix all the ingredients in a large salad bowl except for the wonton strips and cashews. Slowly add some dressing and toss to combine. Taste and add more dressing to taste little by little (you won't need all the dressing, be careful not to overdress the salad).
  6. Divide salad on 6 plates and top with the wonton crisps and cashews.
  7. WONTON FRIED STRIPS
  8. Cut about 10 wonton wrappers into long strips, about ¼ inch wide.
  9. In a heavy-bottomed high-sided pan, heat oil on medium-high ( about 1 inch canola or peanut oil). Once the oil is hot, drop in a few strips at a time (don't crowd the pot) and fry until golden brown (about 20 seconds).
  10. Remove the wonton strips and place on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Recipe by Valerie's Keepers at https://www.valerieskeepers.com/chinois-chicken-salad/