Serves: 4
Total Calories: 45

1 cup cooked chicken
2 cucumbers
1/2 teaspoon chinese mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vinegar

1. Cut cooked chicken in strips or shred by tearing (the Chinese prefer the latter because it adds textural interest).

2. Peel cucumbers. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds then cut in strips.

3. Arrange cucumber strips on a flat serving plate top with chicken.

4. Combine mustard, salt and vinegar. Pour over chicken just before serving.

VARIATIONS:
* For the cucumbers, substitute 3 cups celery, blanched and shredded. In step 4, add to the dressing either 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or a few drops of Tabasco Sauce.
* In step 4, substitute the following dressing: 1/2 teaspoon ginger root and 1/2 scallion stalk, both minced 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 2 teaspoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon peanut oil, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce and a few drops of sesame oil.
* Slice the cucumbers 1/4-inch thick. Omit the dressing in step 4. Instead make a paste by gradually adding 1/4 cup water to 1/4 cup peanut butter, stirring until smooth. Then stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil. Add to cucumber slices and toss then top with the chicken.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 45
Calories from Fat: 3

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Bean Sprout Salad
Braised Bamboo Shoots
Braised Mushrooms
Celery And Carrot Salad
Chinese Pickles
Chinese Sausages
Cold Chicken And Cucumber
Cold Chicken Sesame
Cold Sherry Chicken
Cold Shrimp And Cauliflower
Crabmeat And Cucumbers
Dried Jellyfish And Turnips
Eggplant Salad
Marinated Abalone
Marinated Mushrooms I
Marinated Mushrooms II
Oyster Sauce Mushrooms
Pickled Cabbage
Pickled Celery
Pickled Chinese Cabbage
Pickled Chinese Lettuce
Pickled Mustard Cabbage
Pickled Turnips
Preserved Eggs
Preserved Eggs with Ham and Vegetables
Pseudo Smoked Fish
Red-Simmered Chicken Wings
Sesame Ham Sticks
Shredded Cucumbers
Shrimp Toast
Slivered Bean Curd And Shrimp
Smashed Cucumbers
Smashed Radishes
Smoked Fish
Spinach Salad With Shrimp
Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables
Stuffed Mushrooms -Braised
Stuffed Mushrooms -Simmered
Stuffed Mushrooms -Steamed
Stuffed Mushrooms -Steamed and Poached
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