30 Minute Sesame Chicken Salad

"Got this off the 30 minute chef on FoodTV and I thought if she can do this in 30 so can I and guess what...I did! This is a tasty addition to your usual salad"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
4
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ingredients

  • 34 cup pure maple syrup
  • 13 cup dark soy sauce, tamari
  • 12 cup sweet hot mustard
  • 12 cup sesame seeds, a mix of black and white or all white
  • 14 cup vegetable oil (3 or 4 turns of the pan, total)
  • 1 13 lbs chicken breast tenders
  • salt and pepper
  • Dressing

  • 1 12 inches fresh gingerroot, grated or minced
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar (3 generous splashes)
  • 14 cup Chinese duck sauce or 1/4 cup apricot fruit spread
  • 14 cup vegetable oil
  • Salad

  • 1 (6 ounce) bag mixed baby greens
  • 14 English cucumbers or 1/4 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise then thinly sliced on an angle
  • 12 cup shredded carrot, a couple of handfuls
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
  • 14 lb snow peas, sliced on an angle
  • fried Chinese noodles (to garnish) (optional)
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directions

  • Combine syrup, soy and sweet hot mustard in a bowl.
  • Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper on both sides.
  • Add chicken tenders to 1/2 of the marinade and coat.
  • Set aside.
  • Reserve the remaining 1/2 for dressing.
  • Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
  • Spread sesame seeds on a sheet of waxed paper or into a shallow dish.
  • Waxed paper will speed your clean up.
  • Dip the tenders into the sesame seeds.
  • Coat the pan with a thin layer of oil.
  • Cook chicken in small batches 3 minutes on each side and remove to plate.
  • Whisk ginger, vinegar and the reserved marinade together then stream in the oil while you are continuing to whisk dressing.
  • Combine all of the salad ingredients in a bowl.
  • Toss with dressing and serve, topping with sesame chicken tenders.
  • Toss some crunch into your salad with fried noodles, if desired.

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