Chinese chicken salad

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Chinese chicken salad

차이니즈 치킨 샐러드

U.S. salad with chopped chicken, romaine lettuce and cabbage, deep-fried wonton skins or rice vermicelli, nuts (sliced almonds, cashews or peanuts), with a vinaigrette of vegetable oil, sesame oil, and rice vinegar (or citrus juice)

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Chinese chicken salad is a salad including chopped chicken and Chinese culinary ingredients that is common in parts of the United States. Though many variations exist, common features of Chinese chicken salads include lettuce, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers (pickled and/or regular), chicken (typically breast meat), deep-fried wonton skins or rice vermicelli and nuts (sliced almonds, cashews or peanuts). A basic vinaigrette for the salad includes ingredients like vegetable oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar (or citrus juice). Optional seasonings include dry hot mustard, sesame seeds, coriander and raw ginger or pickled ginger. In restaurants, Chinese chicken salad may be more embellished and offered as an American-style entree salad, similar to Caesar, Chef, and Cobb salads.

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