Chinese Chicken

Ingredients Fun Facts:

• 1 head lettuce, chopped • Cabbage is one of • 1 head cabbage, chopped the oldest • 3 green onions vegetables, dating • 1 cup celery, sliced back to the 1600’s. • 1 small cucumber or zucchini • 3 tablespoons seeds, toasted (optional) • During Chinese • 3 tablespoons slivered , toasted (optional) New Year, • 1 can mandarin oranges Mandarin oranges • 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded and tangerines are • 1 small can chow mein noodles OR 6-8 skins, quartered and fried considered traditional symbols Dressing: • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar of good fortune. • 1 garlic clove, minced • 1 tablespoon soy sauce, lite (lower sodium) • 2 tablespoons honey • ¼ teaspoon pepper • ¼ cup canola (or other mild flavor) oil

Directions 1. In a 1 -pint canning jar, combine all dressing ingredients. Mix by shaking. 2. In a large bowl, combine lettuce, cabbage, green onions, celery, cucumber, sesame seeds (if using), 3. almonds, oranges, and chicken. Toss. 4. Just before serving, add chow mein noodles and dressing. Toss again.

How to Toast Almonds (Optional):

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. Spread almonds in a single layer on a cookie sheet. 3. Bake for 3-4 minutes. 4. Check almonds, shake pan to stir almonds. 5. Check every minute until they are the desired color. 6. Remove from oven and immediately pour onto a plate or platter where they can cool in a single layer. If left on the cookie sheet or in a pile, the almonds will continue to brown. 7. Once cooled completely, store in an airtight container for up to two weeks. You could safely store them longer, but the flavor will deteriorate.

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