Coriander Chicken Salad
Description
This Chinese salad features Coriander; chopped, including tops. The flavors come together beautifully. Perfect for lunch, picnics, or as a light side dish. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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minced 2 Chicken breasts, boneless -and skinless 3 tb Butter or margarine 1/4 c Sesame seeds; toasted Garlic clove; minced 1/2 Head of iceberg lettuce; -shreddedSESAME DRESSING1 tb Dry mustard 1 tb -Water 1/2 c Sesame oil 1/2 c Salad oil 1/4 c Soy sauce 3 ts Sugar 1 tb Lemon juice 1/4 ts Chinese 5-spice powder
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Cut chicken into strips (optional:
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soak in soy sauce for one hour).
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Fry chicken in butter and garlic until brown.
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Reduce heat and simmer until done.
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Cool in the refrigerator.
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Toss cooled chicken with coriander, sesame seeds and scallions.
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Toss in sesame dressing (see below).
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Serve over a bed of shredded lettuce.
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DRESSING: Make a paste of mustard and water.
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Blend in other ingredients until homogeneous.
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Optional:
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let dressing sit at room temperature over night to get well-blended mixture (but it tastes fine freshly made, too)
Nutrition Facts
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 178.8kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 10.2g16%
- Saturated Fat 1.3g7%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 19.8mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 33.0g11%
- Dietary Fiber 25.2g101%
- Sugars 0.1g
- Protein 7.2g15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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