Simple Chinese Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    For the salad
    1 head cabbage
    1 head iceberg lettuce
    1 red pepper, thinly sliced
    1 green pepper, thinly sliced
    1/4 cup scallion, chopped
    1/4 cup cilantro, minced
    1/2 cup bean sprouts, rinsed and trimmed
    2 chicken breasts, grilled or poached,then shredded
    For the dressing
    1/2 cup olive oil
    1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    1 tablespoon no-sugar-added peanut butter
    1/4 cup sesame oil
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1/4 cup rice vinegar
    1/4 cup soy sauce
    1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced (I used a Microplane Zester)
    1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced (I just smash mine with the broad edge of my chef's knife)
    salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation
    Shred the cabbage and the lettuce.
    Combine with all the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl.
    Combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing in the bowl of a food processor.
    Pulse until evenly blended.
    Toss the salad with the dressing.

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