Chinese Sesame Chicken With Celery Salad Food

CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat canola or corn oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When oil starts to shimmer, fry the wonton skins in batches of 5-7 strips for 30 seconds each side or until lightly browned, working quickly so they don't burn. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels until cooled.
• In a large bowl, combine lettuce, chicken breast, green onion, almonds, and pasta.
• Add the dressing ingredients to a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake until until well mixed or whisk in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves.
• Dress the lettuce mixture with 2-3 tablespoons of sesame dressing and top with more sesame seeds, wonton strips, and serve.

CHICKEN AND CELERY SALAD WITH WASABI-TAHINI DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium pot, cover chicken breasts with about 2 inches of water, and season with 2 tablespoons kosher salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pot and let cool.
• While the chicken cools, make the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together lime juice, tahini, wasabi paste, garlic, sugar and 1/4 cup water until smooth. Season to taste with salt.
• Cut celery into 2-inch segments, then cut segments lengthwise into matchsticks and place in a large bowl.
• Using two forks or hands, shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and transfer to the bowl with the celery.
• Pour dressing over the chicken and celery and toss to coat. Top with celery leaves and sesame seeds, and serve with lime wedges.

SESAME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine syrup, soy and sweet hot mustard in a bowl. Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper on both sides. Add chicken tenders to 1/2 of the marinade and coat. Set aside. Reserve the remaining 1/2 for dressing.
• 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. Coat the pan with a thin layer of oil. Cook chicken in small batches 3 minutes on each side and remove to plate.
• 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. Toss with dressing and serve, topping with sesame chicken tenders. Toss some crunch into your salad with fried noodles, if you have any leftover packets from ordering Chinese take out, for the last time!

CRUNCHY ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, water chestnuts, carrot, celery and apple in a bowl and stir to mix.
• Whisk together the peanut butter, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth. Whisk in the mayonnaise and chives, if using, spoon the dressing over the salad, and mix well. Sprinkle with soy nuts just before serving.

CHINESE COLD CELERY SLICES

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, sugar and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Slice celery on a slight diagonal and scald in a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Drain and put celery in ice cold water for 1 minute. Drain again and pour the sauce over the celery.

CHINESE CELERY & CHICKEN

Steps:

• In wok heat, 2 T of oil over mid heat and add garlic, peppers, onion and chopped chicken.
• Stir-fry until chicken is just done
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Heat 1T oil over mid heat in wok and add chopped celery, salt, pepper and water (we like to add salt and pepper into the water) keep stirring for about 3 minutes and chicken
• Cook for 1 minute longer, enough to reheat chicken.

CHINESE SESAME CHICKEN WITH CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds on shallow baking tray at 350F for 5 minutes. Alternatively, you may buy toasted sesame seeds from supermarkets.
• Place water and chicken in pan. Make sure chicken is well covered with water.
• Add spice powder and soy sauce before bringing slowly to boil. Simmer over low fire, covered until chicken is just cooked.
• When chicken has cooled, cut into slices.
• Chop celery diagonally and boil in chicken broth for a minute. Towel dry celery to remove excess moisture from celery.
• Combine rest of ingredients and mix well with chicken and celery. Serve with sesame seeds.