Pea Pod and Chicken Salad Oriental

• spiral macaroni↗1 cup
• fresh pea pods↗2 cups

  trimmed and blanched

• cooked chicken or turkey↗2 cups
• green onion↗1⁄2 cup

  sliced

• water chestnut1⁄2 cup

  sliced

• mayonnaise↗1⁄2 cup
• soy sauce↗1 teaspoon
• pepper↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• ginger↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• sherry wine↗1 teaspoon

  if desired

• almonds↗1⁄4 cup

  slivered and toasted

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook macaroni to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain and rinse with cold water. In large bowl, combine cooked macaroni, pea pods, chicken, green onions, and water chestnuts. In small bowl, blend mayonnaise, soy sauce, pepper and ginger; add sherry, if desired. Pour over pea pod mixture. Mix well. Cover, refrigerate atleast 3 hours. When serving, garnish with almonds.

2. 2

   To blanch pea pods, place in boiling water, cook and cover for 1 minute. Immediately drain and rinse with cold water.