Description

Make a showstopper main dish salad with this copycat Cheesecake Factory recipe. It's loaded with flavors from the tropics, macadamia nuts, crunchy wonton sheets and fresh veggies.

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 3 grilled chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips
• 1/2 t. Chinese Five Spice Powder
• 6 c. mixed greens
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded, sliced into thin strips
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded, sliced into thin strips
• 1 1/2 c. fresh green beans, blanched, cut into 3 pieces
• 1 fresh mango, cut into small pieces
• 1 red onion, cut into small pieces
• 1 c. cucumber slices
• Dressing:
• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1 t. sesame oil
• 1/4 c. rice vinegar
• 1/4 c. balsamic vinaigrette
• 1 t. Kosher salt
• 1/4 t. ground black pepper
• 6-8 six-inch egg roll wrappers, fried crisp
• 4 oz. sweet and sour sauce
• Garnish:
• 1 oz. green onions, sliced into 1-inch thin strips
• 4 oz. macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
• 4 oz. carrots, peeled, sliced into 1-inch thin strips
• 2 t. white sesame seeds
• 2 t. black sesame seeds

Steps

1. Toss grilled chicken in the Five Spice Powder.
2. Place the chicken, mixed greens, bell peppers, green beans, mango, red onion and cucumber in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper.
3. Dressing: In another bowl, whisk together the sugar, sesame oil, rice vinegar, balsamic vinaigrette, salt and pepper.