I have been excited to try out a recipe called Bang Bang Chicken from my recipe book What Shall We Cook Today?, but have simplified it a bit. Who wants to roast a chicken when it is swelteringly hot outside? This salad combines two of my favourite things- satay and roast chicken, and serves them on a salad bed. Simple, delicious and full of flavour.
Bang Bang Chicken
adapted from What Shall We Cook Today?
400 grams pre-cooked chicken
1 medium cucumber
1 large carrot
salad leaves
for the dressing
5 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
1 spring onion finely sliced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon castor sugar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons hot water
1 medium cucumber
1 large carrot
salad leaves
for the dressing
5 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
1 spring onion finely sliced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon castor sugar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons hot water
Shred the cooked chicken and put onto a plate.
Slice the carrots and cucumber into sticks, then add to rinsed salad leaves.
Add a pile of the salad to each plate then place the sliced chicken on top.
Combine the dressing ingredients and spoon over the chicken to serve.
Slice the carrots and cucumber into sticks, then add to rinsed salad leaves.
Add a pile of the salad to each plate then place the sliced chicken on top.
Combine the dressing ingredients and spoon over the chicken to serve.
The verdict: I really enjoyed this! The sweetness of the apple cider was a bit different to my usual satay sauce recipe, but the spring onions helped to balance it out and make it not too sweet. The roast chicken and salad mix was very refreshing, and it was a great way to get a good vegetable intake into the kids. I will be making this again, and experimenting with adding other favourite salad ingredients such as boiled egg, bean sprouts and croutons.
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That sounds lovely! Am now officially hungry ;)
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