Chinese Chicken Salad Sandwich

Name: Chinese Chicken Salad Sandwich
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon prepared hot mustard or Square One Hot Mustard; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1½ cups Basic Mayonnaise; 1½ to 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar or rice wine vinegar; 1½ cups Sesame Ginger Mayonnaise (see below); 2 thinly sliced (about 1½ cups) cucumbers, peeled and seeded if necessary; Cilantro sprigs; 12 slices bread (semolina, sesame seed, or pita bread); 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped; 12 medium romaine leaves, coarsely chopped; 3 walnut-size pieces of fresh ginger peeled and sliced across the grain; 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves, or 24 generous slices leftover roast chicken

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Back to Square One

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1992

About

If it makes a great salad, it can become a wonderful sandwich. Sesame seed bread is an ideal container for this one, but pita bread works well, too.

Ingredients

8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves, or 24 generous slices leftover roast chicken
12 slices bread (semolina, sesame seed, or

Asia
China
Sandwich

Method

Procedure

Cook the chicken breasts until just cooked through but not dry: Poach 8 to 10 minutes in simmering chicken stock, sauté 4 to 5 minutes each side in olive oil over medium heat, or brush with olive oil and broil or grill 3 to 4 minutes each side. (If you broil or sauté them, do not let them color too much on the outside or they will toughen.) Cut the chicken breasts into large