Delicious Days' Asian Sesame Chicken Noodle Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound boneless chicken breasts
• salt
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil (peanut, vegetable or canola)
• 1/2 large red chili pepper, sliced
• 1 cucumber, washed and thinly sliced
• 1-2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns (optional)
• 5 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, divided
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 4 tablespoons kejap manis
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 3.5 ounces thin, dried Japanese or Chinese noodles (such as somen or soba)