This is always a hit! It makes all your taste buds happy! This is especially great for your summer get-togethers.

Ingredients:

Salad:

  • 3 chicken breasts, baked or grilled with Teriyaki sauce, sliced into strips
  • 2 heads Boston Bibb lettuce
  • 4 green onions, sliced thin, in 1/2 half inch diagonal strips
  • 1 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 2 small packages slivered almonds, toasted or browned in a pan with a small amount of oil (place on paper towel to drain)
  • 12 to 15 fried wontons (I cut 12 to 15 wonton wrappers into 3/4 by 2-inch strips and fry them in hot oil. Remove from oil to cool and drain on paper towels.)
  • 1 or 2 fresh mangoes, cut into approximately 3/4-inch cubes

Dressing:

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1/3 cup sugar

Mix sugar and mustard together, then add

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil

Then add

  • 3/4 cup Canola oil
  • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds

(This will be slightly more dressing than you need for this salad, but it keeps well in the refrigerator.)

Directions:

  1. Mix lettuce, cilantro, and green onions together. Toss with small amount of dressing then add remaining ingredients and dressing to taste.
  2. Add the wontons last, just before serving, so they are still crunchy. You may substitute a can of Chinese noodles or half a package of ramen noodles (broken into small pieces), but wontons taste best!