Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2011

Very good! I used chow mein noodles in place of fried wontons - mostly because it makes it simpler. The salad was wonderfully flavorful and a hit with the whole family. I did cut back both on the chicken and the dressing. Half a recipe of dressing was plenty, and we aren't big meat eaters so one monster chicken breast did it for us. Thanks for sharing!

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CHEFJULIE1

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boulder, Colorado, USA

Living In: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2011

Good basic recipe. Followed reviews and made 1/2 batch of dressing. Will make again

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Cindy Baker

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Dracut, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2011

So good, the more wontons the better, they help balance out the dressing.

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mistythayer

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Sitka, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: May 25, 2011

Well, I kinda, sorta made this recipe. I made the chicken as directed. I scaled the dressing back to 1/4 of the recipe and it was plenty for two salads. I did think the dressing was overly sweet, so I added another splash or two of vinegar. I mixed it up right in the bowl using my emersion blender (love that thing and cleanup is so easy!). I also cheated and used wonton strips that I had on hand. My biggest deviations were in the salad ingredients: I used a mix of baby lettuces from the garden, the almonds, the mandarin oranges, and added some chopped green onions. I didn’t have water chestnuts, so I threw in some dried cranberries and I omitted the sesame seeds because I thought the salad had plenty of crunchiness going on with the almonds and wonton strips. This turned out very well and I would definitely make it again!

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bellepepper

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 27, 2010

This was sooooo good! It's one of the best things I've made from this website and I find about 95% of my recipes from here! This is the kind of salad served at a restaurant and they charge $11... The dressing is excellent! The nutritional value is a little scary but as a dietitian, I'm sure it's from the wontons and you can omit those if you want. Also I think the almonds and olive oil in the dressing add fat - but the good fat! EXCELLENT!

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Denise

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

one word, AWESOME

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Ali Brumit

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Marshall, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2006

we didn't care for the dressing but everything else was great!

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beckasdream

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Clare, Michigan, USA

Living In: Seaside, California, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2006

This was a great salad! My husband is a meat and potato mand and doesn't really like having salads for dinner, but he loved this one. Next time I would use chow mein noodles instead for the convenience.

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Chantelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2006

We really enjoyed this one! This recipe made a ton of dressing, so instead of mixing it up before serving we just had it, as well as the oranges and water chestnuts, available on the table so that we could customize our salads. I also added some baby spinach to the lettuce, which was really good. Great summer salad!

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Lisa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mount Vernon, Indiana, USA

Living In: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2006

The first time we made this salad there was too much dressing, this time I cut the dressing in half and it was just right. We also used chow mein noodles instead of wonton wrappers and used a bag of lettuce.

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