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Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad Clone

Contributed By: mgratiot
Toni Hannah

Tastes like Applebee's! It serves one but you can get two servings out of it - or double the recipe.

Ingredients

 DRESSING:
3 tbsp Honey
1 1/2 tbsp White vinegar
4 tsp Mayonaise
1 tbsp Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp Sesame oil
 SALAD:
1 Egg
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Corn flake crumbs
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1 Boneless, skinless chicken breast half
2-4 cups Vegetable oil for frying
3 cups Chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup Red cabbage
1 cup Napa cabbage
1/2 Carrot, julienned or shredded
1 Scallion, chopped
1 tbsp Sliced almonds
1/3 cup Chow mein noodles

Preparation

Preheat vegetable oil in deep fryer or deep pan over medium heat. You want the temperature of the oil to be around 350 degrees. Blend together all of the dressing ingredients in a small bowl with an electric mixer. Put dressing in the refrigerator to chill while you prepare teh salad.

In a small shallow bowl beat egg, add milk and mix well. In another bowl, combine flour with corn flake crumbs, salt and pepper. Cut chicken breast in to 4 or 5 long strips. Dip each strip of chicken first into egg mixture then into flour mixture, coating each piece completely. Fry each chicken finger for 5 minutes or until coating has darkened to brown.

Prepare salad by tossing the chopped romaine with the chopped red cabbage, Napa cabbage and carrots. Sprinkle scallion on top of the lettuce. Sprinkle almonds over the salad and then the chow mein noodles. Cut the chicken into small bite-size chunks. Place the chicken onto the salad forming a pile in the middle. Serve with salad dressing on the side.

Cook's Notes

Instead of frying chicken, you can bake it at 350 until brown.

Nutrient Information

Calories587
Total Fat24g
Saturated Fat5g
Polyunsaturated Fat7g
Carbohydrates57g
Protein38g
Sodium1013mg
Fiber4g

Recipe Comments

Comment by: loisboutin1
We go one step further to crank it up add sugar free mandarin oranges / celery / walnuts ?? just make it your own I make the salad dressing by the jar I just love it so much thanks applebee's We now eat more salad than ever before & we have a weight loss combined of over 50lbs. & still going using the biggest looser books too.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients: Salads & Dressings
Actual Cooking Time: Less than 15 minutes
Number of Servings: Single
Origin: Asian
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
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