Chinese Chicken Salad

Ingredients

Marinade Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic (pressed through garlic press)
• 1 green chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• ¼ cup light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon Five-Spice Powder

Salad Dressing Ingredients

• ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
• ¼ cup light soy sauce
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1½ to 2 teaspoons sriracha sauce
• 2 cloves garlic pressed through a garlic press
• 1 tablespoons grated ginger
• 2 green onions, chopped

Salad Ingredients

• Vegetable oil (need at least 4-5 cups for frying the wonton strips and rice noodles)
• 1¼ lb boneless chicken breast, cut into slices
• ½ cup grated red cabbage
• 3 small romaine lettuce (sliced thinly)
• 1 small savoy cabbage (sliced thinly)
• 2 stalks celery (sliced thinly)
• 1 large red bell pepper (sliced thinly)
• 1-2 large carrots (grated)
• 2 ounces sugar snap peas (cut in half if large)
• 1 can (15 oz) mandarin oranges (drained)
• 8-10 oz red seedless grapes
• ¼ cup cilantro leaves (chopped)
• Wonton wrappers
• 3 oz rice sticks
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. 1
   Make the marinade for the chicken by mixing the ingredients.
2. 2
   Cut the chicken breasts into pieces and marinate the chicken pieces in the marinade for ½ hour.
3. 3
   Cut the wonton pieces into ½“ strips and deep fry until light golden brown. Set aside.
4. 4
   Fry the rice sticks and put on paper towels. Set aside.
5. 5
   Put the sliced almonds in a single layer in a preheated oven 350° F for 7-8 minutes.
6. 6
   Make the salad dressing by mixing ingredients together in a large liquid measure cup.
7. 7
   Pan sauté the chicken pieces and set aside to cool. Then, cut into thin strips.
8. 8
   Mix everything together, including the salad dressing, in a large salad bowl, saving some wonton pieces, rice sticks, sliced toasted almonds, and sesame seeds to use as garnish.