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Asian Chicken Salad

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
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.