Recipe - Crunchy Chicken Salad Wshitake Mushroom

DRESSING
One half cup Plus
1 tablespoon Seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon Plus
1 One half teaspoon Dijon mustard
One half cup Plus
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
One fourth cup Plus
1 One half teaspoon Oriental sesame oil
2 One half tablespoon Soy sauce
12 Green onions; chopped
1 teaspoon Dried curshed red pepper

SALAD
1 One half pound Napa cabbage; cut or sliced up
1 One half Hothouse cucumbers; cut or sliced up
disgonally
1 One half bn Carots; peeled & cut or sliced up
diagonally
1 cup Fresh mint; chopped
6 Skinless boneless chicken
breat halves
12 Fresh shiitake mushrooms;
stemmed
1 cup Lighly salted dry roasted
peanuts; coarsely chopped

From: Laura Hunter LHunter722@AOL.COM

Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 11:57:16 0400
Here's a recipe that uses fresh mint from this month's Bon Appetit: Crunchy
Chicken Salad with Shitake Mushrooms, Spicy Sesame Dressing & Peanuts

For dressing; whisk vinegard and mustard in a medium bowl. Gradually
whisk in both oils, then soy sauce. Mix in green onions and crushed red
pepper. Season to taste with salt & pepper.

For salad; Combine cabbage, cucumbers, carrots and mint in large bowl.
(Dressing and salad can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover separately and chill.
Bring to room temperature before using.)

Place chicken & mushrooms in a large glass baking dish. Pour One half cup plus
2 T. dressing over and turn to coat. Cover & chill 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Prepare barbecue barbecue (medium heat). Remove chicken and mushrooms from
marinade; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill chicken until cooked
through about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to work surface. Grill mushrooms
until tnder, about 2 minutes per side. Pour enough dressing over salad to
coat and toss gently to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to
large platter. Slice chicken on diagonal and arrange around edge of
platter. Halve mushrooms and tuck in amoung chicken slices. Drizzle chicken
with remaining dressing. Sprinkle with nuts and serve.

EATL Digest 29 July 96

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