Chinese chicken salad, as its name suggests, is a salad with chicken flavoured by Chinese seasonings, popular in the United States. The Chinese influence comes from common Chinese-themed ingredients. Though many variations exist, common features of most salads described as "Chinese chicken" contain lettuce, chicken, use of raw ginger or pickled ginger and sesame oil in the dressing, and crisp pieces of deep-fried noodles. Other recipes may contain a combination of:
- Water chestnuts
- Bamboo shoots
- Peanuts
- Almonds
- Mandarin orange slices
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