Chinese Chicken Pasta Salad with Soy Peanut Butter Dressing
Yield
4 servingsPrep
30 minCook
0 minReady
30 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
¼ | cup |
peanut oil
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
sesame oil
|
|
1 | small |
garlic cloves
peeled, blanched |
* |
1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
|
3 | tablespoons |
rice vinegar
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
¼ | cup |
peanut butter
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
tahini (sesame paste)
|
* |
1 | x |
salt and black pepper
|
* |
1 | teaspoon |
thai chili paste
with soy beans, optional |
|
2 | cups |
chicken breasts
poached, torn into bite sized pieces |
|
2 | cups |
pasta, elbow macaroni
cooked |
* |
10 | ounces |
green peas
frozen, thawed |
|
2 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
green part only, thinly sliced |
|
1 | x |
cilantro
chopped, optional |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
59 | ml |
peanut oil
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
sesame oil
|
|
1 | small |
garlic cloves
peeled, blanched |
* |
15 | ml |
sugar
|
|
45 | ml |
rice vinegar
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
59 | ml |
peanut butter
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
tahini (sesame paste)
|
* |
1 | x |
salt and black pepper
|
* |
5 | ml |
thai chili paste
with soy beans, optional |
|
473 | ml |
chicken breasts
poached, torn into bite sized pieces |
|
473 | ml |
pasta, elbow macaroni
cooked |
* |
289 | ml/g |
green peas
frozen, thawed |
|
2 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
green part only, thinly sliced |
|
1 | x |
cilantro
chopped, optional |
* |
Directions
In a food processor or blender, combine and purée the peanut and sesame oils, garlic, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter and sesame paste.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
If you wish, stir in chili paste.
Right before serving toss the chicken, macaroni and peas with the sauce and garnish with scallions and cilantro.