Recipe - Chinese Chicken Salad 3

4 (up to)
5 ounce Cellophane noodles (made
from bean or yam curd not
rice)
One half pound Chinese pea pods; strings
removed
One half cup Rice vineger
3 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 One half tablespoon Minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Dry mustard; mixed until
smooth with:
1 tablespoon Water
1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
2 One half (up to)
3 cup Boned and skinned cooked
chicken
1 tablespoon Salad oil
2 Cloves garlic; thinly cut or sliced up
1 cup Thinly slivered red onion
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
2 lg Red or yellow bell
peppers; stemmed, seeded,
minced
6 cup Tender salad greens; about,
rinsed and crisped
One half cup Finely chopped fresh
cilantro

Debra Ellis deb@thor.nti.com

1. In a 46 qt pan, bring about 2 qts water to boiling. Add noodles and
return to boiling,stirring once. Remove and let stand until tender to bite,
1015 min.. Pour into colander and, with scissors,snip noodles to make
shorter strands. Drain at least 10 min.

2. In the same pan, bring 6 cups water to boiling on high heat. Add peas
and cook just until bright green, about 1 min. Drain, and at once immerse
into ice cold water until cold: drain.

3. Mix rice vinegar,soy,ginger,sugar,mustard mixture, and sesame seed oil.
set aside.

4. Tear chicken into thin strips, discarding any fat. set aside.

5. Pour 1 Tbsp oil into wok or 12in. fry pan over high heat. Add garlic
and stirfry until pale gold,about 1 min. Add onion,lemon juice,and 2 Tbsp
water. Stirfry until liquid evaporates and onion is limp, about 3 min.;
scoop from pan with slotted spoon; add to chicken.

6. To pan, add peppers and 2 Tbsp water; stirfry over high heat just until
peppers are barely limp, about 2 min. With slotted spoon, scoop peppers
into a small bowl. If making ahead, chill onion,chichen, and peppers up to
4 hrs.

7. Shake noodles in colander to remove last drops of water,then pour into a
bowl and mix with about 1/3 of the dressing.

8. Mix salad greens with all but 1 Tbsp of chopped cilantro and arrange on
a large platter. Mound noodles on greens. Arrange chicken mixture,peas,and
peppers on and around noodles. Top with remaining dressing and sprinkle
with remaining chopped cilantro. Mix well. Garnish with cilantro
leaves..... per serve: 301 cal (85 cal. 28% from fat):20 g protein: 9.4 g
fat: 33 g carbo:
587 mg sodium:52 mg chol. FROM JULY ISSUE OF SUNSET ( SOMETHING FOR
THOSE HOT DAYS THAT ARE FAR AND FEW RIGHT NOW)

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