Java Chicken Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • small jalapeno, seeded and chopped
  • 3 tbsp plus 1/3 cup soy sauce, divided
  • 2 tbsp sake
  • 2 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine)
  • 1 tbsp chopped Maui onion
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1/3 cup peanut oil
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 lbs. boneless chicken breasts,
  • poached
  • 16 cups mixed greens
  • Toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

In blender or bowl of food processor combine peanut butter, jalapeno, 3 tbsp soy sauce, sake, mirin, onion, sesame oil and ginger; set aside. In small bowl combine remaining soy sauce, peanut oil, rice vinegar and sugar; set aside. Shred chicken. In large bowl toss greens with soy sauce dressing (in small bowl) and divide among salad plates. Top with chicken. Drizzle peanut dressing over I chicken and garnish with sesame seeds.