Name: Chinese chicken salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken thighs (or leftover roast chicken); 2 Tbsp groundnut oil; 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 4 Tbsp soy sauce (reduced salt content); 1 Tbsp Chinese rice vinegar; 1 tsp cane sugar; 2 cloves of garlic (minced); 2½ cm fresh ginger; 1 red pepper; 1 red chilli; I bunch of spring onions (about 5); Handful of coriander

Chinese chicken salad

24 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

This Chinese chicken salad is zesty and spicy - perfect for a drinks party. Serve it in little gem (mini cos) lettuce leaves or rice wraps.

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken thighs (or leftover roast chicken)
2 Tbsp groundnut oil
1 Tbsp sesame oil
4 Tbsp soy sauce (reduced salt content)
1 Tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
1 tsp cane sugar
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
2½ cm fresh ginger
1 red pepper
1 red chilli
I bunch of spring onions (about 5)
Handful of coriander

Instructions

Fry or grill the chicken thighs. Cool and cut into 1cm strips. Do the same with any leftover roast chicken.
Slice the pepper and ginger into thin strips. Slice the spring onion diagonally. De-seed and finely chop the chilli.
Whisk the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and both oils in a mixing bowl. Add the garlic and chilli.
Scatter the ginger, pepper and spring onion slices onto a serving plate, then drizzle with half of the dressing. Put the chicken slices on top and drizzle with the remaining sauce.
Serve at room temperature.