Chinese Chicken Salad with Red Chile Peanut Dressing

This is a delicious and flavorful salad made up of onion, short ribs, garlic, sesame oil and tomatoes.

Ingredients -

1/4 cup Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Tablespoons Smooth Peanut Butter
1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger, chopped
2 Teaspoons Chipotle Pepper Puree
1 Tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Honey
2 Teaspoons Toasted Sesame Oil
1/2 Cup Canola Oil
Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1/2 Head Napa Cabbage, shredded
1/2 Head Romaine Lettuce, shredded
2 Carrots, shredded
1/4 Pound Snow Peas, julienned
1/4 Cup Fresh Cilantro, coarsely chopped
1/4 Cup Green Onion, thinly sliced
2 Cups Rotisserie Chicken, shredded
1/2 Cup Roasted Peanuts, chopped
1/4 Cup Fresh Mint Leaves, chopped
Chili oil
Grilled lime halves

Preparation:

In a medium bowl whisk together the vinegar, peanut butter, ginger, chipotle pepper puree, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and canola oil.
Season with the salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste.
In a large bowl combine the cabbage, lettuce, carrots, snow peas, cilantro, and green onion.
Add the dressing and toss to combine.
Transfer the salad to a serving platter and top with the shredded chicken, chopped peanuts, and mint.
Drizzle with chili oil.
Garnish with grilled lime halves.

Cooking Tip

Ginger Tip

Usually when you go to the grocery store you get a big hunk of ginger but in recipes not much is usually called for. Never substitute pre-packaged ginger in your recipes because the flavors are distinctively different. Instead when you use the required amount of fresh ginger; freeze the rest. It lasts months in the freezer and you want let any go to waste.

Cooking Tip

Honey Tip

Honey is made in one of the most perfect manufacturing settings nature has ever created. If sealed properly in an airtight container honey will remain pure for decades. Can’t say that about almost anything in life.