5 chinese cold sesame salad Recipes

udon noodles, chopped peanuts, chopped scallion, cucumber, peeled and sliced, blanched snow peas, grated carrot, peanut butter, tahini, tamari soy sauce, chinese-style dark sesame oil, hot chili oil (or substitute with 1/2 tsp cayenne), rice vinegar, ginger, grated, water, toasted black & sesame seeds, cilantro (to garnish ) (optional)

cucumber, salt, chopped shallot, chopped garlic, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chinese white rice vinegar, sugar, fresh red chile, finely chopped, toasted sesame oil, sweet red pepper, cut in strips and blanched (optional)

marinade, sesame oil, white vinegar ( do not use rice wine vinegar! ), granulated sugar, ingredients for salad, heads of iceburg lettuce , torn or cut into bite size pieces! ( if you are going to take this to a picnic where the lettuce might not be kept cold, use cabbage, cut like cole slaw.), toasted almonds ( toast in oven at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes! ), bundle of green onions or scallions (or more!), chopped, toasted sesame seeds, skinned and boneless chicken breasts ( about 6-8 breasts ), chinese wonton skins / wrappers (if you can tsp find these, you can use egg roll skins), salt and pepper, oil to fry the won ton wrappers in.. i use canola or peanut .

baby bok choy, separated into leaves, rice vinegar (not seasoned ), soy sauce, hoisin sauce, black pepper, chinese five-spice powder, vegetable oil, asian sesame oil, sesame seeds, toasted, cooked cold-smoked chicken legs (see cooks note, below), skin discarded and meat finely shredded (3 cups), seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), halved lengthwise, cored, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks, chopped fresh cilantro, roasted unsalted cashews (2 1/2 oz)