Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad - healthy salad with chicken breast and Chinese dressings. Homemade tastes better than restaurants & cheaper.

Ingredients

1 lb (500g) boneless, skinless chicken breast fillet

3 cups mixed salad greens

1/4 cup shredded carrot

1/2 cucumber peeled, deseeded, and julienned

3 shiitake mushrooms sliced, optional

1 piece fried tofu sliced, optional

5 wonton wrappers

2 cups oil to make crispy wontons

Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup low-sodium or light soy sauce

1/4 cup pure sesame oil

2- inch (5cm) ginger peeled and minced

2-3 cloves garlic peeled and minced

1 stalk scallion cut into thin rounds

1 small shallot peeled and minced

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1 teaspoon sesame seeds lightly toasted

Instructions

Whisk all the Salad Dressing ingredients together and set aside for at least 1 hour. Refrigerate until use.

Marinate the chicken with salt, black pepper, and 2 1/2 tablespoons of Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing for 30 minutes. Discard marinade before cooking.

Pan-sear the chicken on both sides, until the meat is completely cooked. Remove chicken and cool down. Cut into thin slices.

Cut each wonton wrapper into 8 strips. Heat up the oil in a wok on medium-high heat. When the oil is heated, deep-fry the wonton strips until golden brown. Remove from wok with a strainer and drained on paper towels. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the salad greens, carrot, cucumber, chicken and the Sesame Ginger dressing. Toss well.

Chill for 5 minutes, garnish with crispy wonton strips and serve immediately.