Name: Sesame chicken salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 skinless chicken breasts; 85g frozen soya bean; 1 large carrot finely cut into thin matchsticks; 4 spring onions finely sliced; 140g cherry tomato halved; small bunch coriander chopped; small handful Thai or ordinary basil leaves chopped if large; 85g herb or baby salad leaves; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds; grated zest and juice 1 small lime; 1 tsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tsp sweet chilli sauce

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Sesame chicken salad

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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A fresh and healthy Asian-style salad with Thai basil and coriander, soya beans, carrots and tomatoes

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 skinless chicken breasts
85g frozen soya bean
1 large carrot

finely cut into thin matchsticks
4 spring onions

finely sliced
140g cherry tomato

halved
small bunch coriander

chopped
small handful Thai or ordinary basil leaves

chopped if large
85g herb or baby salad

leaves
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

For the dressing

grated zest and juice 1 small lime
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp sweet chilli sauce

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal300

low
fat7g

low
saturates1g
carbs14g
sugars12g
fibre7g
protein44g
salt1g

Method

step 1

Put the chicken in a pan and pour over cold water to cover. Tip the soya beans into a steamer. Bring the pan to a gentle simmer, then cook the chicken for 8 mins with the beans above.
step 2

Meanwhile, mix the dressing ingredients in a large bowl. When the chicken is cooked, slice and toss in the dressing along with the beans, carrot, onions, tomatoes, coriander and basil. Mix really well, pile onto the salad leaves and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2014

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