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Chicken in Mustard Vinaigrette

Don’t be a chicken — mustard up the courage to make this tasty poultry dish. This salad features a whole cooked hot rotisserie chicken and serves two as a main course, or four to six as an appetizer.
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Course Appetizer, Dressings, Main Course
Cuisine Asian

Servings 1 servings
Calories 2085.23 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 4 tablespoon(s) rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon(s) light sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoon(s) dry Chinese mustard
  • 1 teaspoon(s) soy sauce
  • 1 dash(es) salt
  • 1 dash(es) freshly ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoon(s) peanut oil
  • 1 medium head napa cabbage
  • 1 small head romaine or iceberg lettuce
  • 1 1/5 ounce(s) snow pea pods
  • 1 whole cooked hot rotisserie chicken
  • 1 tablespoon(s) black sesame seeds, or white sesame seeds toasted in a dry pan over low heat, stirring continuously, until golden, about 1 minute

Instructions

 

  • Make the Chinese Mustard Vinaigrette: Put the rice vinegar, sesame oil, dry mustard, soy sauce and a little salt and pepper into a blender or a food processor fitted with the stainless-steel blade; blend or process until smooth.
  • With the machine running, drizzle in the peanut oil to form a thick, smooth dressing.
  • Taste the dressing and adjust the seasonings if necessary with more salt and pepper.
  • Transfer the dressing to a bowl and set aside.
  • Select 4 to 8 nice-looking leaves from the napa cabbage and set them aside to decorate each serving plate.
  • With a sharp knife, cut the remaining napa cabbage leaves crosswise into 1/4-inch julienne strips.
  • Pull away the outer leaves of the romaine or iceberg lettuce to reveal the paler, tender heart.
  • With a sharp knife, cut the lettuce heart crosswise into 1/4-inch (6-mm) strips until you have 1 cup of shreds.
  • With the knife, cut the snow peapods diagonally into 1/4-inch strips.
  • With your fingers, remove the skin from the still-warm rotisserie chicken.
  • Pull off the meat from the breasts, thighs and drumsticks; tear the meat into bite-sized pieces.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken, shredded cabbage, shredded lettuce and snow peas.
  • Toss with enough of the vinaigrette to coat all the ingredients well.
  • Arrange the whole napa cabbage leaves around the edge of a large serving plate or platter, or on individual serving plates, and mound the salad mixture on top.
  • Garnish with sesame seeds and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 2085.23kcalCarbohydrates: 87.13gProtein: 185.62gFat: 118.47gSaturated Fat: 24.03gCholesterol: 576mgSodium: 2830.25mgFiber: 37.37gSugar: 47.76g

Keyword Chicken, Compound, Vegetables
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