Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2008

Talk about Yummy. I took this to a church picnic and it was gone in a flash! I already had a prepared Chinese Chicken Salad dressing, so I used about a cup of that and added the soy sauce and flavor packets to that, then followed the directions to prepare it. It was great. Instead of using a head of cabbage, I used a prepared coleslaw bag, which also had slivered carrots and red cabbage in it. My husband wanted a little more snap so I threw in some snow peas, sliced in about thirds, and some chopped up celery. I used Romaine lettuce instead of Iceberg. Instead of regular almonds I used a salad topper roasted almonds packet. It was so easy and delicious, I had people asking for the recipe left and right.

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2007

Love it, quick, easy, and delicious!

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Home Town: Plymouth, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2006

Great tasting salad!! I used leftover grilled chicken instead of canned and added 2 tsp of sesame oil to the dressing. I did not have any cilantro or almonds so I substituted unsalted peanuts YES peanuts and it was wonderful. The taste and textures are very satisfying. I served it with individual plates of seasonal fruit and got rave reviews. My 4 year old ate it and that is saying alot.. Even better the next day even though there was only 1 small serving left... TRY THIS

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Andreana

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Reviewed: May 20, 2006

First off, using pre-shredded cabbage and a bag of salad mix saved me a lot of time! I made the recipe following the directions but omitted the cilantro because I didn't have any on hand. When I tasted it, it was a very savory taste as opposed to a sweet and sour taste you would expect. I sprinkled sugar over it and kept mixing it in until it tasted the way I liked it. It worked very well. Some reviewers have commented that it is too oily. I used a large bag of cabbage and a small bag of salad mix. It was not oily at all this way. IF you are afraid it might be too oily for you, add a little dressing at a time to suit your taste. Overall, a tasty and easy salad! P.S. So I'm eating this salad and thinking to myself, "Gee, I wonder if adding mandarine oranges would be good?". So I frantically look through the cupboard for oranges and to my dismay there are none. However, there is a can of pineapple. So I added a whole can plus some juice, and wow! This is now a FIVE STAR SALAD!!!

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MYKIDSMOM5

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Reviewed: May 1, 2006

Yummy salad, although the dressing was a little more oily than I like. The second time I made this salad, I cut the oil in half, and increased the rice vinegar to 3/8 cup and increased the soy sauce to 1/4 cup (used light soy sauce). Liked it much better the second time. Also added water chestnuts. I slivered a can of sliced water chestnuts. Liked the addition to the salad. Will be making this salad often!

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2006

Make sure you adjust the serving size before you make it. We had plenty of left overs! :) LOL

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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2005

I was not crazy about this recipe. The dressing is on the bland and oily side and it needs some tweaking. I tried adding a little sugar to it but it didnt work. I will try another recipe.

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RACHAEL

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Reviewed: May 2, 2005

I make this all the time for my family when I have leftover roast chicken. I use the following substitutions: Peanut oil instead of vegetable oil, leftover roast chicken instead of canned chicken and toasted sesame seeds instead of almonds with a little sesame oil sprinkled on to taste. Everyone always raves about it.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: May 10, 2003

It was okay. I would have preferred a sweeter dressing as well. The dressing was just okay, on the bland side. I added canned mandarins to wake up the flavor along with some chow mein noodles to give it a crunch. Was pretty good but I've tried other chinese salads that had more of an oriental flavor.

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2002

Excellent recipe. I tried it for the first time at my first office potluck for Valentine's Day and everyone who tried it absolutely loved it. I used red cabbage for more color and I added a can of drained water chestnuts because I had it in the cupboard.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2002

I made this recipe for me and my husband and we both loved it. I didn't add the onions or cilantro. I substituted the canned chicken for cooked and cubed skinless boneless chicken breast. I added some chow mein noodles and it was great!

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2001

This was pretty good but I would have preferred a slightly sweeter dressing. It was also a little salty.

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2000

This recipe turned out very well. I used only 1/2 cup of vegetable oil along with 1/4 cup sesame oil to give it a more oriental flavor. I also tossed in some toasted sesame seeds.

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