Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Super Simple Summer Chinese Chicken Salad


My friend, Stephanie, Facebooked recently that she was chopping away. Hmmm, of course this got me curious. What are you chopping, Stephanie?? Chinese Chicken Salad. I needed the recipe. She understood and kindly handed it over.

Originally the recipe was titled Chinese Chicken Salad. I renamed it Super Simple Summer Chinese Chicken Salad. I know, very inventive. But I had to, the recipe is exactly like it's title.

For my Mama's birthday I planned a day for her and my family at the beach.  I brought this salad and it was perfect. Light, cool and refreshing. Enjoy!


Super Simple Summer Chinese Chicken Salad
serves 4-6

1 Med/Large lead of cabbage, chopped (I used ½ head of purple & ½ head of green for the color!)
2-3 green onion, chopped
2 chicken breasts or 2 cups any type of chicken, cooked & diced
2 T sesame seeds
½ cup slivered or chopped almonds
1 package Top Ramen chicken flavored noodles (I used 1 1/2)

For Dressing:
2 T sugar
3 T vinegar
½ cup oil
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 pkg. flavoring from ramen


Mix together cabbage, green onion, and chicken. Brown seeds and nuts and set aside. Crush noodles & add to seeds & nuts. Make dressing and refrigerate separately until ready to serve.

Assemble the night before and chill, if possible. Right before serving, combine cabbage mixture, dressing & crunchy mixture. (So, all the dry ingredients are added right before the dressing, right before serving.) Toss well.

2 comments:

  1. That looks like it could be delicious. My favorite recipe so far this summer has been steak salad. http://www.capturinghappiness.com/the-perfect-summer-salad/
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  2. Looks very yummy, AND easy. I like that.

    Oh, and almonds. I can't seem to resist throwing almonds into just about every salad I ever make.
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