Vietnamese Chicken Salad
Here is another salad that is loved by all members of my family. It is a salad bursting with flavour. It is fresh and light, you feel great after you eat it.
You can prepare the salad in advance, then dress it just before serving.
Crispy shallots can be found in the Asian section of most supermarkets or from Asian frocers. If I can't find them, I just fry eschalots until crispy.
The recipe says to use 100g salad leaves, but sometimes I add more as I feel like a lot of salad, so I say 100-200g of salad leaves for that reason, but I never actually weigh it.
This is easy to make, it's delicious, it's something you should try.
You can prepare the salad in advance, then dress it just before serving.
Crispy shallots can be found in the Asian section of most supermarkets or from Asian frocers. If I can't find them, I just fry eschalots until crispy.
The recipe says to use 100g salad leaves, but sometimes I add more as I feel like a lot of salad, so I say 100-200g of salad leaves for that reason, but I never actually weigh it.
This is easy to make, it's delicious, it's something you should try.
Recipe
Recipe adapted from Julie Goodwin's Cookbook 'Gather'
Serves 4
4 chicken thigh fillets
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
100-200g mixed salad leaves
1 Lebanese cucumber, deseeded and julienned finely
1/2 red capsicum, julienned finely
1/2 bunch shallots, julienned finely
1/4 cup (60ml) sweet chilli sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 cup (70g) bean sprouts
1 bunch coriander, leaves picked
1 bunch mint, leaves picked, roughly chopped
1/4 cup (30g) crispy shallots
Serves 4
4 chicken thigh fillets
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
100-200g mixed salad leaves
1 Lebanese cucumber, deseeded and julienned finely
1/2 red capsicum, julienned finely
1/2 bunch shallots, julienned finely
1/4 cup (60ml) sweet chilli sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 cup (70g) bean sprouts
1 bunch coriander, leaves picked
1 bunch mint, leaves picked, roughly chopped
1/4 cup (30g) crispy shallots
Place the chicken, garlic, lemon zest and black pepper in a snap lock bag. Massage the marinade into the chicken, place it in the refrigerator for one hour for the flavours to get into the chicken.
Place the washed salad leaves in a serving platter, scatter over the julienned vegetables, give the salad a light toss.
Heat a BBQ, grill plate or frying pan to medium high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden. Reduce the heat to medium to low. Cook, covered, for about 4 minutes, or until cooked through. Rest for 5 minutes.
In a screw top jar, add the lemon juice, sweet chilli sauce and the fish sauce. Close and shake vigorously.
Slice the chicken and lay it over the salad. Drizzle with the dressing.
Scatter over the bean sprouts, coriander, mint and shallots.
Serve immediately.
Place the washed salad leaves in a serving platter, scatter over the julienned vegetables, give the salad a light toss.
Heat a BBQ, grill plate or frying pan to medium high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden. Reduce the heat to medium to low. Cook, covered, for about 4 minutes, or until cooked through. Rest for 5 minutes.
In a screw top jar, add the lemon juice, sweet chilli sauce and the fish sauce. Close and shake vigorously.
Slice the chicken and lay it over the salad. Drizzle with the dressing.
Scatter over the bean sprouts, coriander, mint and shallots.
Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
