Chinese chicken salad

Quick, easy and so delicious, this Chinese chicken salad is bursting with fresh flavors and healthy ingredients.

Who needs take-out? Make your own version of Chinese chicken salad at home with the help of a store-bought rotisserie chicken. It doesn’t get much easier than this.

Chinese chicken salad recipe

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

For the salad

• 2 cups peanut oil
• 1/2 package wonton wrappers, cut into strips
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1 prepared rotisserie chicken
• 1 head red lettuce, torn
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup snow peas
• 1/2 head red cabbage, thinly sliced

For the dressing

• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Directions:

1. Heat the peanut oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
2. Once hot, fry the wonton strips in batches until crispy. Drain the fried wontons on a paper towel and set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. On a baking sheet, toast the sesame seeds and the almonds just until fragrant.
5. Pull all the meat off the rotisserie chicken and shred.
6. In a large bowl, toss the lettuce, green onions, red onion, snow peas, cabbage, chicken, almonds, sesame seeds and fried wonton strips.
7. To make the dressing whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until combined.
8. To serve, toss salad with dressing or drizzle over individual portions.

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