Custom Cuisine's Asian Chicken Salad with Spi

Title:
Custom Cuisine's Asian Chicken Salad with Spi

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Poultry,
Asian,
Main
Dishes,
Salads




Ingredients:




-----------------------------------SALAD-----------------------------------


 1 1/3 tb Seasame seeds


     6 oz Snow peas (fresh or frozen)


   1/2 c  Chopped celery (inner stalk)


   3/4 c  Corn kernels (fresh/frozen)


   1/4 c  Chopped cilantro


   1/2 lb Pasta (short bite-sized)


     1 lb Boneless skinless chicken


          Breasts





-----------------------------SPICY
PEANUT SAUCE-----------------------------


 2 2/3 tb Soy sauce


 2 2/3 tb Unseasoned rice vinegar


   1/4 c  Cold water


     2 tb Sugar


   1/4 ts Salt


 1 1/2 ts Minced ginger root


     1 ts Minced garlic


   1/4 c  Ground roasted peanuts


     2 tb Peanut oil


     2 tb Sesame oil


     2 tb Hot chili oil, or to taste





 Toast sesame seeds in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, stirring


 constantly until seeds are golden, 3-4 minutes.


 


 Blanch fresh snow peas and corn in boiling water for 30 seconds, or thaw if


 frozen.  Cook pasta, drain and cool. Poach chicken in simmering water in a


 covered skillet until chicken is just done, about 15 to 20 minutes. Don't


 overcook.


 


 To prepare sauce, add first 7 ingredients to a blender and process on high


 speed 1 minute.  Add ground peanuts and process 1 minute more. In a cup,


 combine oils and drizzle into blender mixture while blending at low speed.


 


 In a large bowl combine blanched or thawed corn, cooked pasta, celery,


 cilantro and 3/4 of the sauce. Chop chicken and arrange with snow peas over


 the pasta mixture. Top with remaining sauce and toasted sesame seeds. Serve


 chilled or at room temperature


 


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