"This delectable poached-chicken salad, packed with Asian pear, cucumber and bean sprouts, offers a double hit of wasabi. First, F&W's Melissa Rubel Jacobson whisks wasabi powder into the dressing?a blend of mayonnaise, rice vinegar and sesame oil?then she garnishes the salad with crunchy wasabi peas...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 3/4 pounds)
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1/2 cup mayonnaise
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1/4 cup rice vinegar
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2 1/2 tablespoons wasabi powder
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1 1/2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
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1 1/2 tablespoons water
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Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
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2 heads Boston lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
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1 large Asian pear?halved, cored and thinly sliced
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1/2 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced on the bias
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2 scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced
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1 cup mung bean sprouts
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1/2 cup roasted wasabi peas, coarsely chopped