Chinese Chicken Salad

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	355ml	Crispy chow mein noodles
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	Shredded cooked chicken
1		Scallions - cut 1" pieces
1/4 cup	59ml	Dry-roasted unsalted cashew nuts
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Minced fresh coriander
1		Red bell pepper - cut julienne strips
		For The Dressing
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dry mustard - dissolved in
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Water
1 tablespoon	15ml	Soy sauce
3 tablespoons	45ml	Rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground allspice - or to taste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Oriental sesame oil
1/4 cup	59ml	Corn oil
		For Serving
1/2		Lettuce head - shredded
1		Soybean sprouts

Recipe Instructions

In a large bowl combine half of the crispy noodles, chicken, scallions, cashew nuts, corriander and the bell pepper.

Make the dressing: In a small bowl whisk together the mustard mixture, soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin sauce, allspice, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oils in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified.

Toss the chicken salad with enough dressing to coat and mound it on a platter lined with the lettuce, and top with the sprouts and remaining crispy noodles.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9156)

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