Crunchy Asian Lettuce and Noodle Chicken Salad

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

You can make this vegetarian by omitting the chicken and all salad ingredient amounts may be adjusted to taste --- this salad is delicious!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 head iceberg lettuce , chopped
• 4 -5 cooked boneless chicken breasts , chopped
• 2 green onions , chopped
• 1 ½ cups dry chow mein noodles (or use as much as desired)
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments , well drained
• 1 ½ tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

DRESSING

• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 -2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 pinch garlic powder

Directions:

1. For the dressing whisk all ingredients vigorously until well combined and until no sugar granules remain; chill at least 1 hour or more.
2. In a large serving bowl combine the lettuce with chopped chicken and green onions.
3. Chill until ready to serve.
4. Just before serving mix in the chow mein noodles, orange segments and sesame seeds.
5. Mix/whisk the dressing once again then add in about half; toss to combine (serve the remaining dressing on the side).
6. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[BurgundyS]

This was an easy salad and had a nice crunch to it. However, even adding in an extra can of mandaran oranges and extra green onions, we found it a bit too bland for our tastes. Also too oily. I will play around with the dressing ingredients and try it again though!

[aznbbdoll]

This is wonderful! I'm writing this review as I'm eating! The dressing is just like the restaurants. I only did a few things differently. I used pre-package spring mix salad. I ran out of rice wine vinegar, so did 3 tablespoons of mirin (rice wine), and 3 tablespoons of regular vinegar. I also added a pinch of ginger powder to the dressing.