Name: Cold chicken noodle salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 leftover cooked chicken legs (from our Chinese poached chicken & rice recipe, below right); 400g soba noodles; ½ tsp wasabi paste; 1½ tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp sesame oil; juice 1 lemon; good pinch of sugar; 1 red chilli finely chopped; 6 spring onions sliced diagonally; large pack coriander leaves only

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Cold chicken noodle salad

Cold chicken noodle salad

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Make this noodle salad using leftover chicken from our Chinese poached chicken & rice

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 leftover cooked chicken legs

(from our Chinese poached chicken & rice recipe, below right)
400g soba noodles
½ tsp wasabi

paste
1½ tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sesame oil
juice 1 lemon
good pinch of sugar
1 red chilli

finely chopped
6 spring onions

sliced diagonally
large pack coriander

leaves only

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal715
fat30g
saturates6g
carbs74g
sugars2g
fibre3g
protein38g
salt4.1g

Method

step 1

Shred the meat from the leftover chicken legs, and discard the skin and bones. Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the noodles following pack instructions. Drain the noodles and cool in cold running water.
step 2

Mix together the wasabi, soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice and sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
step 3

Toss the cooled noodles with the dressing and arrange on a serving plate. Top with the chicken, chilli, spring onions and coriander. Toss everything through just before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2014

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