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Fast and Easy Sesame Chicken Salad

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup tamari soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup sweet hot mustard
  • 1/2 cup sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/3 lbs chicken breast tenders
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 1/2 inches fresh gingerroot, grated or minced (dressing)
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar (dressing)
  • 1/4 cup apricot fruit spread (or Chinese duck sauce if you have it)(dressing)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil (dressing)
  • 1 (6 ounce) bag mixed baby greens (salad)
  • 1/4 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise then thinly sliced on an angle (salad)
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot (salad)
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle (salad)
  • 1/4 lb snow peas, sliced on an angle (salad)
  • Fried Chinese noodles (to garnish) (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine syrup, soy and sweet hot mustard in a bowl.

  • Step 2: Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper on both sides. Add chicken tenders to 1/2 of the marinade and coat. Set aside.

  • Step 3: Reserve the remaining 1/2 for dressing.

  • Step 4: Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Spread sesame seeds on a sheet of waxed paper or into a shallow dish. Waxed paper will speed your clean up. Dip the tenders into the sesame seeds.

  • Step 5: Coat the pan with a thin layer of oil. Cook chicken in small batches 3 minutes on each side and remove to plate.

  • Step 6: Whisk ginger, vinegar and the reserved marinade together then stream in the oil while you are continuing to whisk dressing. Combine all of the salad ingredients in a bowl. (items 12-17)

  • Step 7: Toss with dressing and serve, topping with sesame chicken tenders. Toss some crunch into your salad with fried noodles, if desired

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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