Vietnamese chicken salad

Vietnamese chicken salad

Try this fast, super-low-fat main course salad when you need a health and flavour boost

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Put the chicken in a bowl with the cucumber, shallots, herbs and chilli. Mix the lime, fish sauce and sugar together until the sugar dissolves, then pour over.
  2. Gently mix together and serve with the peanuts sprinkled over the top.

Per serving

276 kcalories, protein 40.1g, carbohydrate 12.5g, fat 7.7 g, saturated fat 2.1g, fibre 1.1g, salt 1.67 g

Recipe from olive magazine, August 2010.

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  • 01 September 2010

    Duffer commented on this recipe

    Delicious, fresh, light and tasty. Really enjoyed this dish have had it twice now. When making the sauce you will need to keep tasting it to make sure it is not to bitter.

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    Duffer rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 2 small, cooked skinless chicken breasts , shredded
  • ½ cucumber , cut into ribbons
  • 2 shallots , peeled and very finely chopped
  • small handful mixed mint and coriander leaves
  • 1 red chilli , thinly sliced
  • 3 limes , juiced
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp roasted peanuts , roughly chopped
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Per serving

276 kcalories, protein 40.1g, carbohydrate 12.5g, fat 7.7 g, saturated fat 2.1g, fibre 1.1g, salt 1.67 g

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