Asian Chicken Salad with Noodles and Creamy Peanut Sauce
Asian chicken noodle salad with homemade ginger sesame peanut dressing - easy-to-make dinner for busy weeknights. Spaghetti pasta with snap peas and sliced red bell peppers is combined with shredded cooked chicken or sliced grilled chicken.
Course Salad
Cuisine Asian
Keyword Asian chicken salad, Asian noodle salad, chicken noodle salad
2cupschicken , sliced grilled or rotisserie chicken (cooked)
Instructions
Peanut Salad Dressing:
In a medium bowl, combine and whisk together the vegetable oil, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds and peanut butter. Optional: if your sauce is to thick, add a little bit of water at a time to reach the desired consistency (maximum ¼ cup of water).
Asian Chicken Noodle Salad:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti (or linguine) and cook according to package directions. Drain, rinse under very cold water (to stop cooking), drain again and set aside.
Bring another pot of salted water to a boil, add the sugar snap peas, and cook for about 5 minutes, until peas are crisp tender. Drain, rinse under very cold water (to stop cooking), drain again and set aside.
Combine the noodles, sugar snap peas, rec bell peppers and green onions (scallions) in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the noodle-veggie mixture. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds and toss together. Top with sliced or shredded chicken. Alternatively, you can mix in the chicken together with other salad ingredients and toss with the salad dressing.