Friday, May 29, 2009

Oriental Chicken Salad

INGREDIENTS:
Dressing:
1/3 cup sugar
¾ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons oil

Salad:
6 cups cabbage, finely shredded*
1 ½ cups shredded cooked chicken breast
3-6 green onions, thinly sliced
1 pkg. ramen noodles, any flavor
1 sm. can mandarin oranges
3 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
2 tsp. sesame seed, toasted




DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients, mix well.
2. In large bowl combine cabbage, chicken and onion, toss to mix.
3. Crumble ramen noodles; discard seasoning packet or reserve for later use. Add noodles, almonds and sesame seed to cabbage mixture.
4. Add dressing; toss to coat.

*A bag of coleslaw blend can be used in place of the shredded cabbage.