This is a favorite salad recipe for Applebee's patrons and now you can prepare it at home. You can substitute prepared frozen chicken strips to save yourself the frying and save calories by serving the dressing on the side.
Dressing:
3 T. honey
1½ T. rice wine vinegar
¼ c. mayonnaise
1 t. Dijon Mustard
⅛ t. sesame oil
3 c. vegetable oil, for frying
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 egg
1 c. milk
1 c. flour
1 c. cornflake crumbs or panko bread crumbs
1 t. salt
¼ t. black pepper
Salad:
3 c. chopped romaine lettuce
½ c. chopped red cabbage
½ c. chopped Napa cabbage
1 carrot, shredded
¼ c. chopped cucumber
3 T. sliced almonds
¼ c. dry chow mein noodles
Blend together all dressing ingredients; refrigerate until ready to serve.
In a large saucepan, preheat oil over medium-high heat. While oil is warming up, cut chicken breasts into several long thin strips; set aside.
Beat egg and milk together in a small bowl. In another bowl, combine flour, cornflake crumbs, salt and pepper. Dip strips in egg mixture, and then into the flour, coating completely.
When oil is hot, carefully add chicken strips; fry 3-4 minutes or until cooked through or golden brown. Set on a paper towel lined plate to drain and cool. When cool, cut into bite size pieces.
Salad preparation:
Combine romaine, red cabbage, Napa cabbage, shredded carrot and cucumber; add chicken pieces. Sprinkle with almonds and chow mein noodles. Top with delicious honey oriental dressing.