CEiMB - Savory Chinese Chicken Salad

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Danica's Daily is the hostess this week for our CEiMB group.  You can go to her blog and check out her version of this Chinese Chicken Salad.  Get the recipe here:   Ellie's Savory Chinese Chicken Salad.

Happy St. Patty's Day to you! 

I was very excited about Danica's choice because I had contemplated making this salad several times but just never did.  Unfortunately, my salad is lacking a key ingredient.  Green cabbage.  It called for both red and green. I remember choosing a head of green cabbage at the store, but somehow it got lost on the way home.  I checked my trunk, everywhere and could not find my green head of cabbage.  I keep thinking one day I will look in my pantry and there will be a head of green cabbage in who knows what condition. 
If I made this again, I think I would just use romaine lettuce.  I'm not a huge fan of the raw cabbage.  We really enjoyed it for our lunch on Saturday.  One ingredient in it that I love is water chestnuts.  Love them!!  I also chopped my carrot instead of shredding it and it would have been prettier had I shredded.
I loved the salad dressing on this.  Very tangy with an Asian flair.
Thanks Danica and I hope everyone in my group enjoyed this as much as I did.
Leaving you with a little funny . . . .

Comments

Chats the Comfy Cook said…
Peggy, I agree with you about using lettuce and I do like cabbage. For some reason, we did not care for it, in the salad. The dressing is great and I can see, making it again.

Mine was crowded with too much cabbage and I did not put in as much as the recipe called for. I could not get a good photo. It simply looked like a lot of mixed up stuff which it really is.
March 16, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Joanne said…
Cute joke :D
Both Ted and I really liked the raw cabbage. But it's one of my favorites. I like the peppery taste it has when it is raw.
The dressing made this salad.
March 17, 2011 at 9:29 AM
Danica's Daily said…
I actually like the idea of trying this salad over romaine too. I am so glad you liked it ~ I definitely think it's one of the better Chinese Chicken Salads I've ever made.

LOVE the St. Paddy's joke ;)

Danica
March 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Mary said…
I love the mystery of the hidden ingredient...you will find it when you least expect it!
M
March 17, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Lynne Daley said…
I love Chinese chicken salads and yours looks really yummy! Your St. Patrick's Day joke is funny!
March 18, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm not a huge fan of raw cabbage either so I used mostly lettuce but added a bit of shredded cabbage and broccoli slaw to give it more of a crunch, and we loved it that way! Sometimes I find cabbage to be a little overpowering, but I was wondering if Napa cabbage is not quite so strong? Anyway, this looks beautiful with all that red cabbage in there! I hope the green cabbage is back at the grocery store in your cart or something because it is never pleasant to find things like that hidden in unusual spots! I drive an SUV and have had things roll out of the bag more than once and get lodged under the backseat. Ick!
March 19, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Kayte said…
Let's pretend I have your green cabbage and you have my red because I am going to make this and I can guarantee there isn't going to be any red in it...oops. Not a fan. Yours looks beautiful, however, a party in a dish!
March 20, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Rita said…
I keep finding great recipes here; what a lucky find for me this morning; thanks.
Rita
March 31, 2011 at 7:26 AM
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