Asian Girl Scout Chicken Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 small lime, juice of, to taste
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 small cooked chicken breasts, preferably grilled, sliced
• 3 cups romaine lettuce, torn
• 1 cup red cabbage, grated
• 2 crisp red apples, chopped (i like gala or fuji)
• 4 celery ribs, rough chopped
• 1/2 cup golden raisins or 1/2 cup regular raisins
• 1/3 cup red onion ring, rough chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, julienned

Recipe

• 1 if you have a blender toss all the dressing ingredients in and blend until smooth and everything is incorporated-no need to mince the ginger (i use about a good inch of ginger) or crush the garlic. otherwise, whisk until blended and smooth.
• 2 if you are fearful that your apples might turn brown before serving, toss them with a bit of lemon or lime juice before adding to the mix.
• 3 assemble all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl and add enough dressing to coat and toss.
• 4 if you wish, you can arrange the salad ingredients on four individual plates and serve the dressing on the side. serve immediately.
• 5 i tend to like my salads on the dry side, if you like a lot of dressing, you might want to double the dressing recipe. any leftovers will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.