I just want to come right out and say how finky I feel calling this salad Asian. There’s no reason to believe this recipe originated anywhere other than a North American lunch counter. And on that menu it would typically be called a Chinese Chicken Salad but I just cannot. Sure, there are some Asian flavours in the dressing but this is as pure Americana as Chicken Pot Pie. And I just can’t think of what else to call it so you’ll know what it really is. Which is one of my all-time favourite meals: a crunchy, fresh salad that’s satisfying enough to serve for dinner. Feel free to pump up the nostalgia (and inauthentic) factor by topping this with those crunchy lo mein noodles. You can also speed up dinner prep by using a rotisserie chicken instead of poaching your own chicken breasts.
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