Bon Bon Chicken Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 chicken breasts
• 6 quarts chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 3/4 cup tahini
• 1/2 cup kikkoman thai style chili sauce
• 1/3 cup kikkoman soy sauce
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup reserved chicken broth
• 1 lb rice sticks (noodles)
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 cups cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 cup green onion, cut diagonally into thin slices
• 1/8 cup sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in large pot; add broth to cover. over high heat, bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• 2 cool chicken in broth. remove chicken from broth; strain and reserve broth. remove and discard skin and shred chicken into bite-size pieces.
• 3 in saucepan over medium heat, heat oil with garlic and ginger just until it sizzles.
• 4 remove from heat; whisk in tahini, chili sauce, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar. slowly whisk in broth until sauce has a thin, creamy consistency.
• 5 soak noodles in hot water about 5 minutes or until soft; drain. cook noodles in boiling water about 3 minutes or until transparent; drain and cool in cold water. drain well; toss with oil.
• 6 place 3/4 cup noodles in center of bowl or plate. toss 1/2 cup chicken with 2 tablespoons sauce; mound on top of noodles. arrange 1/4 cup cucumbers on one side of noodles and 1/4 cup green onions on opposite side. sprinkle plate with 1 teaspoon sesame seed.