Oriental Chicken Salad

Total Time: 13 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 13 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 3 scallions, chopped into 1 inch pieces
• 1 slice fresh ginger (1/4-inch thick)
• 5 ounces chinese wheat noodles, cooked and drained
• 1 cup snow peas, trimmed and chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, rinsed,drained and sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 whisk together ingredients for dressing and set aside.
• 2 if almonds and sesame seeds aren't toasted, toast them separately (2 different times) in a small dry skillet, just till they start to turn golden, but do not burn; set aside and allow to cool.
• 3 simmer chicken breasts with ginger and 2/3 of the scallions in a stockpot, covered with water until thoroughly cooked, 25-30 minutes.
• 4 drain chicken and cool; cut into chunks.
• 5 in a large salad bowl, toss together the noodles, chicken, snow peas, water chestnuts, last scallion, and the red bell pepper.
• 6 mix with the dressing, and chill, refrigerated, for 12 hours or overnight.
• 7 sprinkle with almonds and sesame seeds before serving.