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Asian Chicken Noodle Salad

Monday, April 19th, 2010

This Asian style noodle salad is extremely easy to make and sure to be a big hit with your guests.

Total Time

25 Minutes

Servings

4

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 ounce) package ramen noodle pasta, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 3 cups shredded bok choy
  • 5 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup diced, cooked chicken breast meat
  • 1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained
  • 12 pods sugar snap peas
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. In a large bowl, mix the noodles, sunflower seeds, and pine nuts with melted butter until evenly coated. Spread the mixture in a thin layer on a baking sheet.
  2. Bake 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until evenly toasted. Remove from heat, and cool slightly.
  3. In a large bowl toss together the noodle mixture, bok choy, spring onions, chicken, water chestnuts, and sugar snap peas.
  4. Prepare the dressing by blending the oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and lemon juice. Pour over salad, and toss to evenly coat. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until chilled.

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Asian Chicken Salad

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Total Time

35 Minutes

Servings

6

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil (optional)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 (8 ounce) package dried rice noodles
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce – rinsed, dried, and chopped
  • 4 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded
  • 3 spring onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Instructions

  1. Prepare the dressing 30 minutes ahead of time by combining the brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, salad oil, and rice vinegar in a salad dressing carafe.
  2. To prepare the Chinese rice noodles, heat a skillet with a few tablespoons of oil and break off a little bit of the noodles and add them to the skillet and fry them. They will puff up in the skillet, so only add a few at a time. As they begin to puff up, remove and drain them on paper towels. Be sure to cook long enough as the under cooked noodles will be like eating needles. Once cooked, add them to the salad mixture.
  3. In a large bowl combine the iceberg lettuce, cooked and shredded chicken, spring onions and toasted sesame seeds. Let chill about 10 minutes, and just before serving add the cooked rice noodles. Serve in salad bowls and offer the dressing in a suitable container so your family can add as much dressing as they want. You can also pour the dressing over the top of the salad, toss, and serve immediately.

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The InterDongle.co.uk site gives information on all the different types of dongle available in the UK and abroad.