Coriander Chicken Salad
May 6, 2019
Ingredients
- 1 cup coriander
- chopped
- 3 scallions
- (including tops) - minced
- 2 chicken breasts
- boneless and skinless
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- toasted
- 1 garlic clove
- minced
- 1/2 head iceberg lettuce
- shredded
- ***SESAME DRESSING***
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard water
- 1/2 cup sesame oil
- 1/2 cup salad oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice powder
Directions
- Step 1 Cut chicken into strips (optional: soak in soy sauce for one hour). Fry chicken in butter and garlic until brown. Reduce heat and simmer until done.
- Step 2 Cool in the refrigerator.
- Step 3 Toss cooled chicken with coriander, sesame seeds and scallions. Toss in sesame dressing (see below). Serve over a bed of shredded lettuce.
- Step 4 DRESSING: Make a paste of mustard and water. Blend in other ingredients until homogeneous.
- Step 5 Optional: let dressing sit at room temperature over night to get well-blended mixture (but it tastes fine freshly made, too).