Sesame Chicken Salad with Ginger Dressing
Comments: 0 - Date: March 1st, 2006 - Categories: Salads
Ingredients:
-2 tablespoons rice vinegar
-2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
-1 tablespoon honey
-2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
-1 teaspoon dry mustard
-1 teaspoon Asian (dark) sesame oil
-1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
-3 tablespooons sesame seeds
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-freshly ground pepper
-4 (1/4 pound) skinless boneless chicken breast halves
-1 tablespoon vegetable oil
-4 cups rinsed mixed baby greens, or shredded rinsed romaine lettuce
To prepare the dressing
1. Combine vinegar, soy sauce, honey, ginger, mustard, sesame oil, and red pepper in a small saucepan
2. Bring the mixture just to a boil, them remove from the heat
1.Combine the sesame seeds and pepper on a piece of wax paper
2. Coat the chicken on both sides with the sesame seed mixture
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet, then add the chicken
4. Cook, turning, until cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side
5. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board
6. Cut each chicken breast on the diagonal into pieces
7. Arrange the greens on plates
8. Keeping the chicken slices together, arrange each chicken breast over greens
9. Drizzle each serving with the dressing and serve at once