Katie Long
Summerfield, North Carolina
Sesame-Crouton Asian Chicken Salad
Turn refrigerated breadsticks into crunchy sesame croutons to toss with an easy and flavorful main-dish chicken salad.
Sesame-Crouton Asian Chicken Salad
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 16
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sesame seed
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup soy sauce, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated gingerroot
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Breadsticks (12 Count)
- 2 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 2 1/2 cups broccoli slaw or shredded broccoli
- 1 cup chopped cucumber
- 3/4 cup julienne carrots (from 10-oz bag)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup cashews, halves and pieces, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, cook sesame seed over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly toasted. Remove from skillet to plate to cool.
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Step2Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, beat butter, 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of the gingerroot and 2 tablespoons of the sesame seed with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Carefully unroll dough into 2 rectangles. On each of 2 ungreased cookie sheets with sides, place 1 rectangle; press into 8x6-inch rectangle. Spread with butter mixture. Using pizza cutter, cut each rectangle lengthwise into 6 breadsticks, then cut each breadstick crosswise into 8 pieces.
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Step3Bake 8 to 12 minutes, rotating cookie sheets halfway through baking, until crisp. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool.
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Step4Meanwhile, in large bowl, toss chicken, broccoli slaw, cucumber, carrots, cilantro, onion and cashews. In container with tight-fitting lid, shake olive oil, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar and remaining soy sauce, gingerroot and sesame seed until well blended. Just before serving, pour dressing over chicken mixture; toss to coat. Add croutons; stir lightly.
Nutrition
500
Calories
32g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 32g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 1270mg
- 53%
- Potassium
- 370mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 45%
- 45%
- Vitamin C
- 45%
- 45%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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