Thai Chicken Salad
Chicken salad with fresh Thai flavours
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Chicken or 1 Kg Chicken of your choice
- 2 tsp Ginger grated
- 1 tsp Garlic or 1 clove
- 1/2 Bunch coriander
- 2 Spring onions
- 1/4 Red capsicum
- 1 Lime juice and rind of half
- 1 Red Chilli deseeded (optional)
- Salad
- 1 Carrot cut in to thin matchsticks
- 1/2 Red capsicum cut in thin matchsticks
- 1/2 Mango chopped small dice
- 1/2 Bunch coriander leaves
- 1 Spring Onion Chopped finely
- Dressing
- 1/2 Cup Sweet chilli sauce
- 1 Lime juiced (extra)
- 1 tsp Fish sauce
Instructions
- Chop all Marinade ingredients either in Thermomix 20 sec/speed 9 or in a food processor until blended well and forms a paste
- Rub the paste all over the chicken and if using a whole chicken put the used lime into the cavity
- If steaming in the Thermomix add 1200gm water to the bowl and the chicken in the varoma dish. Place the varoma in position and steam 70 minutes/Varoma/speed1 or steam in a large steamer
- Cool chicken, this could be done the day before
- If cooking the chicken pieces on the BBQ cook over medium heat 4-5 minutes per side depending on the cut. Barbequed chicken can be served warm if liked
Salad
- Shred the steamed chicken
- Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl
Dressing
- Combine dressing ingredients, mix well (I usually use a jar for this)
- Toss the dressing with the salad ingredients just before serving
Notes
You could add snow peas, bamboo shoots, salad greens or any salad ingredients
Vermicelli rice noodles would be a nice addition as well
You could use a cooked BBQ chicken to make a quick version of this dish you wouldn't need the marinade portion of the recipe