Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Sesame Salad with Grilled Soy Sauced Chicken

This fun flavorful salad is absolutely delicious, if I do say so myself. Packed with pop and crunch, it fills you up, without making you feel as though you ate something heavy and overpowered with dressing.. I grew up seeing a rendition of this recipe in all the church cookbooks, but this new and improved meal is sure to keep your tastebuds tickled. Enjoy it to the fullest! 

 You'll need: 
 a head of cabbage-chopped into shreds 
1 bunch of romaine lettuce-torn/chopped 
1 bunch green onion-chopped 
2 packages raman noodles 
1/3 cup sliced almonds 
3 tbsp butter 
1/3 cup sesame seeds 

 Dressing: 1 cup canola oil 
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 
2/3 cup sugar 
salt/pepper 
1/4 tsp garlic powder
 dash of cayenne-give it a bit of heat!

 Day before: Throw together in a huge ziplock bag, 2 pkgs of raman noodles (with seasonings) and sauted almonds.sesame seeds (that's what the butter is for) and beat it up a bit, so everything is well mixed and more than able to fit into your mouth.. 

 Next day: Toss romaine, cabbage and green onion in large salad bowl. Throw in your ziplock bag of goodness and toss with hands. Next comes dressing. Also thouroughly mix in with hands till everything is coated. 

 For chicken: Grab a thawed couple of chx breast (boneless) and rub with about 2 tbsp soy sauce, ginger, and salt and pepper. Cook in a fry pan until you've got a nice brown coating on the outside of the meat. Add salt and pepper and whatever else you fancy. 

 The chicken is optional...but I do reccomend it! Top the salad with cut up slices of grilled chicken..

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