---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Custom Cuisine's Asian Chicken Salad with Spi Categories: Poultry, Asian, Main dish, Salads Yield: 4 servings --------------------------SALAD:-------------------------- 1 1/3 tb Sesame seeds 6 oz Snow peas (fresh or frozen) 1/2 c Celery, chopped (inner stalk) 3/4 c Corn kernels (fresh/frozen) 1/4 c Cilantro, chopped 1/2 lb Pasta (short bite-sized) 1 lb Boneless skinless chicken -breasts --------------------SPICY PEANUT SAUCE:-------------------- 2 2/3 tb Soy sauce 2 2/3 tb Unseasoned rice vinegar 1/4 c Water, cold 2 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Ginger root, minced 1 ts Garlic, minced 1/4 c Ground roasted peanuts 2 tb Peanut oil 2 tb Sesame oil 2 tb Hot chili oil, or to taste Toast sesame seeds in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly until seeds are golden, 3-4 minutes. Blanch fresh snow peas and corn in boiling water for 30 seconds, or thaw if frozen. Cook pasta, drain and cool. Poach chicken in simmering water in a covered skillet until chicken is just done, about 15 to 20 minutes. Don't overcook. To prepare sauce, add first 7 ingredients to a blender and process on high speed 1 minute. Add ground peanuts and process 1 minute more. In a cup, combine oils and drizzle into blender mixture while blending at low speed. In a large bowl combine blanched or thawed corn, cooked pasta, celery, cilantro and 3/4 of the sauce. Chop chicken and arrange with snow peas over the pasta mixture. Top with remaining sauce and toasted sesame seeds. Serve chilled or at room temperature -----