大象传媒

Sesame-honey chicken salad

An average of 5.0 out of 5 stars from 7 ratings
Sesame-honey chicken salad
Prepare
30 mins to 1 hour
Cook
less than 10 mins
Serve
Serves 6

This spicy, crunchy salad is low in fat but full of flavour - perfect for a healthy dinner.

Each serving provides 216kcal, 26g protein, 14g carbohydrate (of which 13g sugars), 6g fat (of which 1g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Ingredients

  • chicken breasts: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • honey: 4 tbsp clear honey
  • rice vinegar: 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • soy sauce: 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • sesame oil: 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • garlic: 1 garlic cloves, crushed
  • ginger: 2.5cm/1in piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • sesame seeds: 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
  • fresh coriander: small bunch of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • carrot: 1 large carrot, cut into fine matchsticks
  • spring onions: 1 bunch of spring onions, shredded
  • cucumber: 陆 cucumber, peeled, halved, de-seeded and cut into matchsticks
  • lettuce: 陆 Chinese lettuce, finely shredded

Method

  1. Cut the chicken into thin strips and mix with the honey, vinegar and soy sauce. Leave to marinate in a non-metallic bowl for about 30 minutes.

  2. Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken over a high heat with any marinade for about 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, leaving some cooked marinade in the pan to use as the salad dressing.

  3. To serve warm, toss in a large bowl with the remaining ingredients and eat immediately. To serve cold, leave the cooked chicken and marinade to cool and then toss with the remaining ingredients.