Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

My Mom makes a salad very similar. I was craving it and couldn't get a hold of her to get the dressing recipe. Found this and it is so similar. Absolutely delicious! I made a few changes to mimic my Mother's recipe. Used Napa Cabbage and added sliced red peppers, mandarin oranges,bamboo shoots, sliced English cucumbers, omitted almonds and added toasted sesame seeds. Dressing was spot on! I did add a bit of apple juice to dressing because I didn't have apple cider vinegar and wanted that kick but absolutely perfect!!!! Yummmm! The whole family loved this!

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dixiechickbs

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Living In: Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: May 29, 2009

This is our favorite Chicken Salad recipe, though we leave out the poppy seeds for those children who are seed-a-phobic. Those who want the seeds get to add them in separately.

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Angela

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

I was very impressed, it was easy and delicious!

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KRYSTINAE

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Home Town: Duvall, Washington, USA

Living In: Bremerton, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2008

Very good recipe, the only reason I am giving it four stars is because I thought the ratio was off for the vinegar and oil. The original recipe made the dressing more bland that I like, and adding vinegar not only cuts the fat of the oil, but gives it a bit more zing. I used apple cider vinegar which helped, too. But great mix of ingredients, very fresh and tasty!

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2008

I modified the recipe a bit. I didn't have chow mein noodles or water chestnuts, used dry roasted peanuts instead of almonds and added mandarin oranges. It was great! The dressing (I used white wine vinegar) is really what brings the whole salad together, no matter what ingredients you have in it.

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JM

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2008

The dressing was really sweet and yummy. I didn't put the dressing on the salad but served it on the side since most of my family members likes to put their own dressing on. I didn't have any water chestnuts and onions so I left them out. It was very quick to put together. I will definately make this again.

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2008

Thank You Lea! This is so easy to make and I just loved the flavor. I took one bite and knew I will make it again very soon. I wouldn't change a thing in this recipe!

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JLT1

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2008

The women at my women's ministry meeting love this so much that every time our theme is Chinese they all (15) beg me to bring that wonderful salad. This is really good.

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Cissy Edge

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Living In: Royse City, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: May 25, 2008

I tried this recipe for my husband who loves a Chinese Chicken Salad at a local restaurant. For ease in preparation, I used a bag of pre-made salad, which had carrots and red cabbage, and left-over rotisserie chicken. Also, as suggested by another reviewer, I added mandarin oranges. With these changes, this salad was easily made within 8 minutes - great for busy weeknights. However, the dressing was a bit bland. The recipe doesn't state which vinegar to use, so I would conclude she meant white vinegar. I suggest you use cider vinegar to give it some zing. Also, you may want to add a couple of teaspoons of Teriyaki sauce. I think that really helped it a lot. Although the dressing needs to be tweeted a bit for personal taste, it is a recipe worth trying and keeping. We really enjoyed it.

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PATRICIAELAINE

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2008

Loved the water chestnuts and almonds. I also added mandarin oranges for color and texture.

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dbray

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Home Town: Eureka, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2006

This was really good. I will make this again.

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Home Town: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: May 26, 2006

I have made this recipe many, many times and everyone ALWAYS loves it. My married daughter begs me to make it for every family get together. And...It is so simple to make.

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2006

I thought this was really good...I loved how easy it was to put together, I needed a really fast salad for a Chinese dinner I was putting together that used up ingredients that I had. Although I thought it was really good, my husband just thought it was "okay" so I probably won't make it again. But thank you, I thought it was great! :)

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Melissa

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2005

A PERFECT dressing for oriental salads!! Giving only 4 stars because I DID mix in a little Sesame Seed oil, along with the vegetable oil, and added bean sprouts, shredded cabbage, and snow peas to the other ingredients in the salad. Also substituted shredded, baked wontons (from another recipe on this site) for the chow mein noodles. My husband said this was the best oriental salad he's ever tasted.

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Diane

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2005

This is my son's favorite salad. I used 1 tablespoon of Splenda instead of 4 tablespoons of sugar and I also added 1/4 cup of peanut oil for flavor.

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2001

People always ask me to make this for get-togethers and it's the only lettuce salad my husband will eat. The dressing is delicious and it's a favorite of everyone's.

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