Chinese Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

• 5 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 2 cups cooked ham strips
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into julienne strips
• 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 small head of iceberg lettuce, shredded

Directions:

1. Combine chicken, ham, cucumber, peanuts, and green onions in a large bowl.  
2. Pour dressing over chicken mixture, and toss gently to coat well.  
3. To serve, arrange shredded lettuce on 8 individual serving plates.  
4. Divide chicken salad mixture onto lettuce-lined plates.  Serves 8

Dressing recipe:

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3 tables of soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; stir well.  Yields about 1/2 cup

Recipe source:  "A 1988 Hometown Collection, America's Best Recipes"