Warm Thai chicken salad

Name: Warm Thai chicken salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: for 4 people
Cuisine: Thai recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 450g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces; 1 small onion, very finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp soy sauce, plus extra to serve; 2 tsp caster sugar; 1-2 red Thai chillies (depending on how hot you like your food), deseeded and very thinly sliced; 1 cucumber; 2 large carrots, cut into very thin strips; 150g beansprouts; Handful each coarsely chopped fresh mint and coriander leaves; 40g chopped roasted salted peanuts (optional); Grated zest and juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve

Published: 31 Jan 05
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This healthy Thai salad recipe makes a fantastic low fat and low carb dinner or lunch. Plus, it’s easy to prepare – all you need to do is a bit of chopping.

for 4 people

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
450g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 small onion, very finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp soy sauce, plus extra to serve
2 tsp caster sugar
1-2 red Thai chillies (depending on how hot you like your food), deseeded and very thinly sliced
1 cucumber
2 large carrots, cut into very thin strips
150g beansprouts
Handful each coarsely chopped fresh mint and coriander leaves
40g chopped roasted salted peanuts (optional)
Grated zest and juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve

Method

Heat the olive oil in a wok or large frying pan and stir-fry the chicken over a high heat for 3-4 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the soy sauce, sugar and chillies and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until the chicken is browned and the sauce has reduced to a sticky glaze.
Cut the cucumber in half lengthways, scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon and discard, then slice on the diagonal.
Toss with the chicken. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over, and soy sauce for drizzling.

Recipe from February 2005 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 261kcals
Fat: 9.8g (1.8g saturated)
Protein: 32g
Carbohydrates: 11.7g (9.5g sugar)
Salt: 1.7g

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