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Friday, April 13, 2012

Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing


I absolutely LOVE Asian food and especially Chinese chicken salads. I love to add lots of crunchy veggies and goodies to those that I make at home. I recently came across a Betty Crocker recipe for a Crunchy Asian Salad and added more veggies to it than it called for. What I liked most about the recipe, though, was the dressing. Now, I don't usually use a lot of mayo in anything I make—I actually go without on my burgers and sandwiches—but the mayo in the dressing made it really creamy. You could probably make the dressing lighter by going with a lowfat mayo, but I have never liked the lowfat variety cuz I think it has a funky taste.

My yummy salad included:
Romaine lettuce
Coleslaw mix
Shredded carrots
Chopped red onion
Edamame (I just get the Steamables kind, cook it in the microwave, and cool it under cold water)
Grilled chicken strips (I just got the precooked, frozen kind and zapped it in the microwave)
Chopped red bell pepper
Toasted almonds (I use Almond Accents, Honey Roasted flavor)
Chopped celery
Sliced cucumber
Sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds

And, of course, the yummy dressing. Here is the super-easy recipe:

Chinese Chicken Salad dressing:
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup Asian dressing (I used Cardini's Roasted Asian Sesame)
1 tbsp. honey

Whisk ingredients together until smooth. Enjoy!

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