Here’s a tasty recipe that will have lunch or dinner on the table in no time. We ate it for lunch yesterday and it was delicious. Also, this meal is very economical; for about $20.00, you can feed a family of four.
Asian Chicken Salad
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1-2 cups fresh basil or cilantro
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup walnut oil
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- rotisserie chicken - skinned boned and torn in bite-size pieces
- 1/4 medium red cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 red or orange bell pepper thinly sliced
- 3 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 package baby romaine lettuce
- 1/3 cup peanuts chopped
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, puree the basil, oils and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- In one large bowl, combine chicken, cabbage, pepper and green onions. Season with salt & pepper. Set aside.
- In another bowl toss the lettuce with enough dressing to moisten (put remaining dressing in gravy boat to pass).
- Place lettuce on four plates.
- Top with chicken mixture and nuts and pass the remaining dressing.
Notes
Serves four dinner servings or eight first-course servings.
