30 Minute Sesame Chicken Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup dark soy sauce, tamari
• 1/2 cup sweet hot mustard
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds, a mix of black and or all
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (3 or 4 turns of the pan, total)
• 1 1/3 lbs chicken breast tenders
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 inches fresh gingerroot, grated or minced
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar (3 generous splashes)
• 1/4 cup chinese duck sauce or 1/4 cup apricot fruit spread
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (6 ounce) bag mixed baby greens
• 1/4 english cucumbers or 1/4 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise then thinly sliced on an angle
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot, a couple of handfuls
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
• 1/4 lb snow peas, sliced on an angle
• fried chinese noodles (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine syrup, soy and sweet hot mustard in a bowl.
• 2 season chicken tenders with salt and pepper on both sides.
• 3 add chicken tenders to 1/2 of the marinade and coat.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 reserve the remaining 1/2 for dressing.
• 6 preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• 7 spread sesame seeds on a sheet of waxed paper or into a shallow dish.
• 8 waxed paper will speed your clean up.
• 9 dip the tenders into the sesame seeds.
• 10 coat the pan with a thin layer of oil.
• 11 cook chicken in small batches 3 minutes on each side and remove to plate.
• 12 whisk ginger, vinegar and the reserved marinade together then stream in the oil while you are continuing to whisk dressing.
• 13 combine all of the salad ingredients in a bowl.
• 14 toss with dressing and serve, topping with sesame chicken tenders.
• 15 toss some crunch into your salad with fried noodles, if desired.