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Asian chicken salad

Healthy chicken salad

Name: Healthy chicken salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast; 1 tbsp fish sauce; zest and juice ½ lime (about 1 tbsp); 1 tsp caster sugar; 100g bag mixed salad leaves; large handful coriander roughly chopped; ¼ red onion thinly sliced; ½ chilli deseeded and thinly sliced; ¼ cucumber halved lengthways, sliced

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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This easy-to-prepare healthy chicken salad is filled with zingy flavours - the simplified version is great for kids' lunchboxes too

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 tbsp fish sauce
zest and juice ½ lime

(about 1 tbsp)
1 tsp caster sugar
100g bag mixed salad leaves
large handful coriander

roughly chopped
¼ red onion

thinly sliced
½ chilli

deseeded and thinly sliced
¼ cucumber

halved lengthways, sliced

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal109
fat1g
saturates0g
carbs6g
sugars1.6g
fibre5g
protein19g
salt0g

low

Method

step 1

Cover the chicken with cold water, bring to the boil, then cook for 10 mins. Remove from the pan and tear into shreds. Stir together the fish sauce, lime zest, juice and sugar until sugar dissolves.
step 2

Place the leaves and coriander in a container, then top with the chicken, onion, chilli and cucumber. Place the dressing in a separate container and toss through the salad when ready to eat.

RECIPE TIPS

DRESS IT UP

Ginger chicken lettuce cups - Finely chop 2 chicken breasts. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, cook chicken until golden, then stir in 1 finely chopped lemongrass, 1 tbsp minced ginger and 2 crushed garlic cloves. Cook 1 min more, stir in 2 tbsp fish sauce, juice ½ lime and 2 tsp caster sugar. Cool. Separate the leaves from 2 Little Gem lettuces, then spoon chicken mix into these, scattered with coriander and chopped red chilli.

MAKE IT FOR KIDS

Shred 1 roast chicken breast, toss with 100g salad leaves and chopped cucumber. Mix 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce with a squeeze lime juice and drizzle over.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009

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