Sichuan chicken salad with spicy sesame dressing (棒棒雞)
 
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Hot and numbingly spicy yet cool and tangy and crisp at the same time. This Sichuan chicken salad with spicy sesame dressing is perfect for a hot summer day!
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 full cooked chicken breast
  • 1 cucumber
Sesame Dressing
  • ½ cup sesame paste
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup sesame oil
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp crushed garlic
Chili Oil
  • ¼ cup chili oil
  • 1 tbsp finely ground sichuan peppercorn
Garnish
  • shredded green onion
  • black or white sesame seeds
Instructions
  1. Gently pound chicken breast with meat tenderizer or a baton
  2. Shred the chicken by hand
  3. Shred cucumbers and place on the bottom of dish
  4. Mix sesame dressing, ensure all the sesame paste is incorporated into the sauce and the sugar has dissolved
  5. Heat the chili oil and add in the peppercorn to allow flavor to impart for about 30 seconds and turn off heat
  6. Add sesame dressing and drizzle chili oil to taste
Notes
the spicy sesame dressing can be a delicious dipping sauce for a variety of dishes as well
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/sichuan-chicken-salad-with-spicy-sesame-dressing/