Crunchy Mandarin Chicken Salad

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
• coleslaw mix
  8 oz
• cooking oil
  2 tsp
• diced skinless dark meat chicken
  20 oz
• garlic-ginger scallion paste
  4 oz
• lime
  2 unit
• mandarin orange slices
  8 oz
• mixed greens
  8 oz
• olive oil
  4 tbsp
• salt
• sesame oil
  2 tbsp
• sesame seeds
  2 tbsp
• soy sauce
  4 tbsp
• sriracha
  2 tsp
• sugar
  2 tsp
• wonton strips
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• large bowl
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry produce. Reserve garlic-ginger scallion paste - use 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4 servings) in a medium bowl ; set aside. Quarter lime . Drain mandarin orange slices , reserving juice (you'll use it in Step 3); roughly chop mandarin slices.

   garlic-ginger scallion paste: 4 oz, lime: 2 unit, mandarin orange slices: 8 oz
2. 

   2

   Open package of diced skinless dark meat chicken and drain off any excess liquid. In a large bowl , toss chicken with remaining garlic-ginger scallion paste, salt , and black pepper . Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken (along with any scallion paste from bowl) in an even layer; cook, undisturbed, until a crust begins to form, 1-2 minutes. Stir, then cook, stirring frequently, until browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes more.

   diced skinless dark meat chicken: 20 oz, salt, black pepper, cooking oil: 2 tsp
3. 

   3

   While chicken cooks, to bowl with reserved garlic-ginger scallion paste, add juice from half the lime, 1 TBSP soy sauce , 1 TBSP mandarin juice, ½ tsp sesame oil , ½ tsp sugar , salt , black pepper , and as much sriracha as you like (2 TBSP soy sauce, 2 TBSP mandarin juice, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Whisk in 2 TBSP olive oil (4 TBSP for 4) until thick and creamy. Transfer chicken to a second large bowl. Add mixed greens , coleslaw mix , chopped mandarin, half the sesame seeds , and as much dressing as you like; toss to combine.

   soy sauce: 4 tbsp, sesame oil: 2 tbsp, sugar: 2 tsp, salt, black pepper, sriracha: 2 tsp, olive oil: 4 tbsp, mixed greens: 8 oz, coleslaw mix: 8 oz, sesame seeds: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Divide salad between shallow bowls. Top with wonton strips and remaining sesame seeds. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

   wonton strips: 2 unit