Name: Warm asian chicken salad with sesame dressing
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 teaspoon sesame seeds; 2 teaspoon salt; 1 clove garlic, bruised; 4 coriander stems; 4 chicken breast fillets; 1 butter lettuce; 200 gram broccoli, cut into small florets; 100 gram snow peas; 1 lebanese cucumber, peeled halved, sliced; 2 sticks (300g) celery, trimmed, sliced; 1/2 small (50g) red onion, sliced thinly; Sesame dressing; 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil; 1/2 cup (60ml) white wine vinegar; 1 1/2 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 tablespoon caster sugar

Warm asian chicken salad with sesame dressing

Ideal as a healthy lunch or tasty side at work or home, this tender chicken salad with green vegetable and a burst of classic asian sesame dressing is sure to be a palette pleaser.

Ingredients

2 teaspoon sesame seeds

2 teaspoon salt

1 clove garlic, bruised

4 coriander stems

4 chicken breast fillets

1 butter lettuce

200 gram broccoli, cut into small florets

100 gram snow peas

1 lebanese cucumber, peeled halved, sliced

2 sticks (300g) celery, trimmed, sliced

1/2 small (50g) red onion, sliced thinly

Sesame dressing

1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil

1/2 cup (60ml) white wine vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

2 tablespoon caster sugar

Method

1.To make sesame dressing, combine all ingredients in a screw-top jar; shake well. Shake occasionally while preparing the salad to dissolve the sugar.

2.Add seeds to a medium dry frying pan; cook, stirring over medium heat, until seeds are toasted lightly. Remove from pan.

3.Half-fill the same frying pan with water; add salt, garlic and coriander stems. Bring to the boil; add chicken, reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, in barely simmering water for about 10 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through, turning halfway. Remove chicken from pan; cover, stand for 5 minutes before slicing or pulling apart into pieces.

4.Meanwhile, combine lettuce, broccoli, snow peas, cucumber, celery and onion in a large bowl. Divide between serving bowls. Top with chicken, drizzle with sesame dressing, sprinkle with seeds.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.
Note

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