Grilled Chinese Chicken Salad
I know I boast about
it all the time, but my family is pretty freaking great.
Seriously, I don’t
like to toot my own horn.
But TOOT TOOT!
Every member of the
family has things about them that make them particularly wonderful, but today I
am EXTRA proud of my youngest brother Joshua.
Josh stands out for
reasons. Whether you know him for his big personality, his red hair or his
water polo prowess, you know he is a stand out. And yesterday he made the
decision to head to Europe to play professionally. How awesome to do something
you love and get paid for it. In another country. What a wonderful life experience.
He is headed east in a
few weeks and in the mean time, he’s been spending some extra time at the
house.
Which means I get a
new and excited mouth to feed. He is one of the only people who ever really
gives me requests anymore. And this was a great one.
I don’t know why I
never thought to make this, but I’m so glad he did. You will be too.
You will need…
2 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons sesame
oil
2 tablespoons palm
sugar
1 lime, juiced
1 head romaine
lettuce, cut into bit sized pieces
1 can mandarin oranges
2 cups shredded
carrots
3 green onions, thinly
sliced
2 celery stalks,
thinly sliced
20 wanton wrappers,
cut into strips
4 tablespoons peanut
oil
Salt and pepper to
taste
Start by preheating
your grill to a medium high heat.
Whisk together the
sesame oil, sugar and lime juice. Brush the oil mixture onto the chicken
breasts.
Grill the chicken
until it has good grill marks and are cooked through. About 5 minutes a side.
When the chicken is
cooked, set aside and allow it to cool to handle.
While the chicken is
cooling, combine the carrots, celery, green onions, lettuce and manderin oranges.
When the chicken has
cooled, shred it by pulling it apart with two forks.
Add it to the salad
and toss well.
Heat the peanut oil in
a small pan.
When the oil is hot,
working in batches, add in the wanton strips and fry until brown and crisped on
both sides. Season well with salt and pepper and remove to a paper towel to
remove the excess oil.
Drizzle the salad with
the dressing, toss, top with wanton strips and serve.
Love and Beer Floats
Angela
Grilled Chinese Chicken Salad
2 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons palm sugar
1 lime, juiced
1 head romaine lettuce, cut into bit sized pieces
1 can mandarin oranges
2 cups shredded carrots
3 green onions, thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
20 wanton wrappers, cut into strips
4 tablespoons peanut oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Start by preheating your grill to a medium high heat.
Whisk together the sesame oil, sugar and lime juice. Brush the oil mixture onto the chicken breasts.
Grill the chicken until it has good grill marks and are cooked through. About 5 minutes a side.
When the chicken is cooked, set aside and allow it to cool to handle.
While the chicken is cooling, combine the carrots, celery, green onions, lettuce and manderin oranges.
When the chicken has cooled, shred it by pulling it apart with two forks.
Add it to the salad and toss well.
Heat the peanut oil in a small pan.
When the oil is hot, working in batches, add in the wanton strips and fry until brown and crisped on both sides. Season well with salt and pepper and remove to a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
Drizzle the salad with the dressing, toss, top with wanton strips and serve.