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Chinese Recipe : Oriental Chicken Salad

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless, cooked and broken into small pieces (do not cut)
• 8 oz. water chestnuts, drained and sliced
• 3 green onions and tops, chopped
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 tbsp. Poppy Seed Dressing, recipe follows
• 3 oz. chow mein noodles
• 1 medium head iceberg lettuce, broken into small pieces

Poppy Seed Dressing:

• 4 tbsps. sugar
• 4 tbsps. cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 tbsp. poppy seeds

Directions:

1. In large bowl, mix together chicken, water chestnuts, green onions, sesame seed, almonds and poppy seed.
2. Pour Dressing over chicken mixture and toss gently to mix well.
3. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
4. At serving time, mix chicken mixture with noodles and lettuce.
5. To prepare dressing, in pint jar, mix together 4 tbsps. sugar, 4 tbsps. cider vinegar, 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Add 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 1/2 tbsp. poppy seeds. Shake to mix well.