The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: wheat, tree nuts, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Also mentioned in the method: sesame
Directions
Make the dressing
Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds in a blender on high speed.
Slowly add oil to mixture (to create an emulsion).
Add sesame seeds and blend for just a couple seconds.
Pour dressing into a covered container (such as a dressing cruet) and chill until needed.
Prepare the chicken
Rub each chicken breast fillet with oil, then lightly salt and pepper each piece.
Grill on medium/high heat until done.
Chill chicken breasts in refrigerator until cold.
Dice chicken breasts into bite-size pieces.
Build and serve the salads
When chicken is cold, build each salad by first tossing and arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce and the red leaf lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or on a plate.
Sprinkle remaining salad ingredients (tomato, cucumber, radishes and red onion) over the lettuce.
Sprinkle the chicken pieces over each salad.
Arrange about ⅓ cup of mandarin orange wedges on each salad.
Sprinkle about ¼ cup of dry chow mein noodles and ¼ cup of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad.
Add desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.
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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Chicken breast fillets
- Provides the main protein, which firms and sets as it cooks through.
- Iceberg lettuce
- Adds a crisp, watery base that gives the salad its crunch and volume.
- Mandarin orange wedges
- Adds sweetness and acidity that balance the savory dressing and chicken.
- Chow mein noodles
- Add crunch and a contrasting dry texture against the soft greens.
- Roasted sliced almonds
- Add toasty flavor and crunch from their roasted fat and dry texture.
The step that matters
Emulsify the dressing by adding oil slowly. Oil must be added gradually while the blender runs so tiny droplets disperse and stay suspended. Adding it all at once can leave the dressing separated and greasy.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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