Vietnamese Salad with chicken
Prep time: 20 mins (10 mins marinating time)
Cooking time: -
Ingredients
- 1
carrot, peeled
- 1/2
cucumber, peeled
- 3 tbsp
lime juice
- 2 tbsp
Blue Dragon Thai Fish Sauce
- 1tsp
Blue Dragon Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp
caster sugar
- 1
red chilli, finely sliced
- 3
shallots, peeled and sliced finely
- 3
chicken breast (free-range if possible), cooked and shredded
- 20g
mint leaves, stems removed
- 20g
coriander leaves, roughly chopped
- 25g
cashew nuts
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Preparation:
- Using a peeler, cut the carrot and the cucumber into long ribbons, then cut the carrot strips into thinner pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, mix the lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, sugar and chilli. Add the shallots and carrot and marinate for 10 minutes.
- Shred the chicken breasts. Toss with the cucumber, mint, coriander, vegetables and dressing. Scatter with the cashew nuts and serve.
