Mandarin Chicken Salad With Sesame Dressing Recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. corn syrup
- 3 Tbsp. white distilled vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. pineapple juice
- 4 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp. light brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp grnd mustard
- 1/4 tsp grnd ginger
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp paprika dash garlic pwdr dash grnd black pepper
- 1/2 c. vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
- 4 x chicken breast fillets
- 1 lrg head iceberg lettuce, minced
- 4 c. red leaf lettuce, minced
- 1 1/3 c. canned mandarin orange wedges
- 1 c. rice noodles
- 1 c. roasted sliced almonds
Directions
- 1. Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds in a blender on high speed. Slowly add in oil to mix (to create an emulsion). Add in sesame seeds and blend for just a couple seconds. Pour dressing into a covered container (such as a dressing cruet) and refrigeratetill needed.
- 2. Rub each chicken breast fillet with oil, then lightly salt and pepper each piece. Grill on medium/high heat till done. Refrigeratechicken breasts in refrigerator till cool.
- 3. When chicken is cool, build each salad by first arranging about 4 c. of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or possibly on a plate.
- 4. Arrange a c. of red leaf lettuce on the iceberg lettuce.
- 5. Dice each chicken breast into bite-size pcs and sprinkle the pcs from each one over each salad.
- 6. Arrange about 1/3 c. of mandarin orange wedges on each salad.
- 7. Next, sprinkle about 1/4 c. of rice noodles and 1/4 c. of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad.
- 8. Add in desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.
- Makes 4 large salads.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 420g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 953 | |
| Calories from Fat 413 | 43% |
| Total Fat 46.71g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat 6.37g | 25% |
| Trans Fat 0.87g | |
| Cholesterol 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium 536mg | 22% |
| Potassium 580mg | 17% |
| Total Carbs 100.18g | 27% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.5g | 12% |
| Sugars 25.91g | 17% |
| Protein 34.42g | 55% |
