Chinese Chicken Salad

I found this recipe online. By the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 8 cups

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  oil (peanut or vegetable oil)
• 3  tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh ginger
• 1  teaspoon  dark sesame oil
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 4  cups  chopped  cooked chicken or 4  cups turkey
• 4  cups  packed shredded napa cabbage or 4  cups romaine lettuce
• 1  cup  shredded carrot
• 1⁄2 cup  thinly sliced green onion
• 1 (5 ounce) can  chow mein noodles (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped cashews (optional) or 1⁄4 cup peanuts (optional)
•  carrot curls (to garnish)
•  green onion (to garnish)

Directions

1. For dressing, combine peanut oil, vinegar, soy sauce, honey, ginger, sesame oil, garlic and red pepper flakes in small jar with tight-fitting lid; shake well.
2. Place chicken in large bowl. Pour dressing over chicken; toss to coat.
3. **Salad may be made ahead to this point; cover and refrigerate chicken mixture until ready to serve.**.
4. Add cabbage, shredded carrots and sliced onions to bowl; toss well to coat. Serve over chow mein noodles, if desired. Sprinkle cashews, if desired, over salad. Garnish with carrot curls and onions.