Nordstrom's Chinese chicken salad

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Ingredients

  • For the marinade:
  • 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. chinese five spice powder
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • For the salad
  • Red pepper, julienned
  • yellow pepper, julienned
  • carrot, shredded
  • Bok Choy, thinly sliced
  • 8 cups mixed salad greens
  • wonton skins
  • vegetable oil for deep frying
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • Mandarin oranges, drained
  • sesame almonds (see note)
  • black & white sesame seeds, toasted
  • bread sticks
  • ginger sesame dressing (recipe follows)
  • 2 1/2 cups rice wine vinegar
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. ground fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp dry mustard
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. finely ground white pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup sesame oil
  • 1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds

Preparation

Step 1

Marinade: Blend hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sugar, five spice powder and garlic. Place chicken in resealable plastic food bag; pour marinade over chicken, then seal bag and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Drain and discard marinade. Heat grill or broiler. Grill or broil chicken 5 to 7 min. a side, cooking until meat thermometer registers 170 degrees. Chill meat, then thinly slice.
In a large mixing bowl, combine julienned peppers, shredded carrot, sliced bok choy and mixed greens; toss to combine. Add chilled sliced chicken and toss to combine. Arrange salad on serving plates.
Slice wonton skins in 1/2 in. strips. Heat oil in deep skillet until hot. Deep fry wonton strips until golden and crisp, 1 to 2 min. Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Season lightly with salt & pepper.
Note: To make sesame almonds: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toss almonds in sesame oil, then spread in single layer on baking sheet. Bake 3 to 5 min. or until lightly browned. Watch carefully to avoid over-browning.
Dressing
Combine all ingredients, except oil and sesame seeds; Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Slowly whisk in oil. Blend in sesame seeds. Refrigerate, mixing well before serving.