Friday, July 8, 2011

Day 1: Oriental Chicken Salad



Day 1: June 21, 2011
Oriental Chicken Salad ****
Dinner by itself; prepared by Emily Wiggins
Approximate cost for 1: $3
Recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/applebees-oriental-chicken-salad-19253




I wanted an oriental chicken salad (like at Applebee's). I initially looked at my Betty Crocker cookbook, only to find it wasn't at all like I wanted. Thank goodness for google - and for talented cooks out there who can recreate salads from tasting them. The website above has a recipe for the salad from Applebee's. I pretty much followed the recipe, although I scaled it down quite a bit, and approximated a lot of my quantities. I also did not have red cabbage.

The result? Tastiness. Ah. It was good. Hence, the four stars. And salad-a-day is born - off to a good start. If every salad is this good, I'll be a happy little girl.

Suggested modifications: although it made a really yummy crispy chicken, it was awfully time consuming and messy. Just searing your chicken would still be a pretty good salad, as well.


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