Chinese Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
Difficulty: Easy | Makes: 4 Servings
These lettuce cups are ideal for a light meal or appetizer, colorful and bright featuring several items from our Asian collection.
For the Chicken Salad
- 1 cup rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 1 cup carrot, shredded
- 1 cup purple cabbage
- 1 11 oz can Roland® Fancy Whole Mandarin Orange Segments in Light Syrup, drained
- 1 8 oz can Roland® Sliced Water Chestnuts, quartered
- 8-10 butter lettuce cups
- 1 8oz package Roland® Rice Vermicelli
- 2 cups Roland® Grapeseed Oil
- Salt, to taste
For the Sesame Chili Dressing
- 1/4 teaspoon grated garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Roland® Sambal Oelek Chili Sauce
- 1/4 cup Roland® Grapeseed Oil
- 1/4 cup Roland® Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Roland® Toasted Sesame Oil
Directions
- Heat the grapeseed oil to 350 degrees F. Using your hands and a pair of scissors, break the rice noodles apart into manageable amounts and separate them into 4-5 inch long strips
- Once the oil is heated, drop in the rice noodles and fry for 10 seconds or until puffed up and crispy. Drain well and finish with a little salt
- Mix all the dressing ingredients together and set aside
- To assemble, lay the lettuce cups out and top with chicken, shredded carrot, shredded cabbage, water chestnuts, and mandarin oranges. Top with the sesame chili dressing and finish with crispy rice noodles
