Oriental Chicken Salad

By Hester

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless, cooked and broken into small pieces
• 8 ounces waterchestnuts, drained and sliced
• 3 green onions and tops, chopped
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 tablespoon Poppy Seed Dressing, recipe follows
• 3 ounces chow mein noodles
• 1 medium head iceberg lettuce, broken into small pieces
• POPPY SEED DRESSING
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, mix together chicken, water chestnuts, green onions, sesame seed, almonds and poppy seed. Pour Dressing over chicken mixture and toss gently to mix well. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. At serving time, mix chicken mixture with noodles and lettuce.

To prepare dressing, in pint jar, mix together 4 tablespoons sugar, 4 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add 1/2 cup vegetable oil and shake to mix well.