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My review
Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad
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"A refreshing light pasta salad with a delicious Asian flair. Great for a summer cookout or picnic. Tastes great right away, and even better if you can allow it to marinate for a while."
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Ingredients
30 m servings 349Original recipe yields 10 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sesame seeds, and cook stirring frequently until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain pasta, and rinse under cold water until cool. Transfer to a large bowl.
- In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine vegetable oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, sesame seeds, ginger, and pepper. Shake well.
- Pour sesame dressing over pasta, and toss to coat evenly. Gently mix in chicken, cilantro, and green onions.
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Most helpful positive review
12/12/2002
This is my favorite recipe that I have found at allrecipes.com - I fell in love with it when I was making (and tasting) the sauce! The sauce is AMAZING and so delicious, really to die for, and i...
Most helpful critical review
9/22/2002
Good sidesish...I'm glad I cut the vegetable oil to 1/4 cup as it was more than enough. I also added half red and green bell pepper, chopped. It is a different type of pasta salad and IF I made...
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12/12/2002
This is my favorite recipe that I have found at allrecipes.com - I fell in love with it when I was making (and tasting) the sauce! The sauce is AMAZING and so delicious, really to die for, and i...
8/20/2005
I've received many compliments on this recipe, having served it a few times. I would only alter a few things: add julienned carrots, sliced water chestnuts and pea pods cut in half on an angle...
11/7/2001
To DIE for! I reduced the oil to 1/3 cup to make it lower in fat, added a cup of frozen cooked peas and 2 chopped Roma tomatoes for some veggies. Since I love cilantro so much, I increased it to...
3/28/2003
liked the flavor of this and am a huge fan of cilantro, but this is deffinately a dish I would leave it out! The green onions with the sesame sauce is perfect. You're in better luck when using...
3/15/2002
I loved this recipe but had to add vegetables. I added cashew halves,, red, yellow, and orange bell pepper, pea pods, carrots, celery, and fresh corn. I also decreased the amount of oil in the...
3/8/2012
This is a great recipe to build on for your own personal preferences. I cut the oil back to 1/3 cup as the first time I made this is was just to oily. Everything else remained the same. Dresse...
7/5/2003
I made this for a picnic yesterday and it was wonderful! Everyone enjoyed it. One of the things I liked so much is that it was very light on a hot day. I followed the advice of several peopl...
3/14/2002
Delicious! Would even be good without the chicken for a vegetarian dish. I added grated carrots for color.
7/7/2003
Wow - I'll never buy the store-made sesame pasta salad again! Didn't use chicken, and didn't have ground ginger, but this recipe was GREAT. The green onions & cilantro add a great kick to the pa...