Name: Sesame-Scallion Chicken Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (1–1½ lb. total); 3 Tbsp. kosher salt, plus more; 3 scallions, thinly sliced on a deep diagonal; 3 Persian cucumbers; ½ cup toasted sesame seeds, divided; 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice; 2 Tbsp. tahini; 1 Tbsp. soy sauce; 1 tsp. honey; ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes; ¼ head of romaine or green or red leaf lettuce or 1 head of Little Gem lettuce; Big handful of cilantro leaves with tender stems; ½ lime (for serving)

Photo of sesamescallion chicken salad on a blue plate on a denim tablecloth.

Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou

This reimagined chicken salad is lighter and leafier than your standard picnic lunch. Tender poached chicken, crisp greens, cukes, and scallions get tossed with a sesame dressing that takes its cues form gomae, a Japanese spinach salad.

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