I wasn’t sure what to make for lunch today. The leftovers were already gone! Here’s what the pantry and fridge yielded:
Almost-Chinese Chicken Salad
4 cups green salad mix (mine was a “hearts of romaine” mix)
3 green onions
1 cup of carrots (shredded, sliced, whatever you’ve got)
1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (we almost always have a 3-lb. bag of these in the freezer)
1/4 cup sesame oil
1/8 cup rice vinegar
1/4 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1 cup chow mein noodles (the crunchy ones)
Black pepper
Defrost and cook chicken breast. I used my Tupperware Micro-Steamer (this is a similar product
While the chicken is cooking, put lettuce in a large salad bowl. Thinly slice the green onions and add to the lettuce. Shred or chop carrots if necessary, and add to mixture. Toss gently to mix.
Dice cooked chicken breast and toss with salad. In a glass measuring cup, whisk together sesame oil, rice vinegar, and five-spice powder. Pour over salad and toss well. Grind or sprinkle black pepper over salad to taste and toss. Chow mein noodles can also be tossed into salad or added separately as a topping.
Makes 2-4 servings, depending on how big your salad bowls are!
Sounds yummy.
You sure have a lot of stuff in your pantry!
I didn’t think I had a lot in my pantry until I went digging. I have to prepare a vegetarian meal for one daughter and myself and a non vegetarian meal for my other daughter. Some times this is tough.
Today I found left over Italian sausage (uncooked) and a variety of pastas and canned tomato in a variety of forms. So one daughter is getting sausage with macaroni pasta and diced tomatos and cheese. My other daughter and I are eating macaroni soup (macaroni, corn and other vegies, lots of spices, and a half a jar of salsa). I think everyone will be happy. It’s cold out and soup is good tonite!
Nice!
What would make this truly Chinese, I wonder?
I would fry the chicken with some young ginger, Chinese leeks and a wee splash of soy sauce for a bit of color and flavor.
This sounds really good, I wish salad greens were readily available in China.