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Asian chicken, mandarin & cashew salad

Chicken, mandarin & cashew salad

Name: Chicken, mandarin & cashew salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 ready-roasted chicken; 295g can mandarin segment in juice (not syrup); 1 red onion thinly sliced; 1 red pepper deseeded and cut into chunks; 1 fist-sized chunk red cabbage; 100g toasted salted cashew; 60g watercress rocket & spinach salad; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seed; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 4 tbsp mandarin juice from the can; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; ½ tsp xanthan gum (if you have it)

Sarah Cook

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Serves 5

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

No cook

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Red peppers, vibrant mandarin segments, deep red cabbage and watercress make for a rainbow-coloured dish to dazzle

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 ready-roasted chicken
295g can mandarin segment

in juice (not syrup)
1 red onion

thinly sliced
1 red pepper

deseeded and cut into chunks
1 fist-sized chunk red cabbage
100g toasted salted cashew
60g watercress

rocket & spinach salad
2 tbsp toasted sesame seed

For the dressing

1 tbsp sesame oil
4 tbsp mandarin

juice from the can
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
½ tsp xanthan gum

(if you have it)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal445
fat24g
saturates6g
carbs14g
sugars10g
fibre4g
protein42g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Remove the skin from the chicken and discard, then shred the meat from the bones. Discard the carcass (or freeze for stock or soup another time, see right).
step 2

Drain the mandarin segments over a bowl to catch the juice, then whisk together with the sesame oil and vinegar. If you’re using xanthan gum, put this in a bowl and, using a small sauce whisk, whisk in 1 tsp of the dressing at a time until you have a smooth, runny paste, then whisk in the remaining dressing.
step 3

Layer the shredded chicken, mandarin segments, red onion, pepper, cabbage, salad leaves and sesame seeds in a big salad bowl or on a platter. Pour over the dressing, toss to combine then serve.

RECIPE TIPS

USING LEFTOVER CHICKEN

Put the chicken carcass in a deep saucepan, cover with water and bring to a gentle simmer for 1 hour (with the lid on). Remove the carcass, then add egg noodles, shredded pak choi, bean sprouts, chilli, soy sauce and herbs for an Asian-style broth. Or add rice, peas, diced leeks and carrots for a traditional soup.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2013

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