Warm lemon chicken salad

Recipes / Salads

Overindulge over Easter Get back on track with this low in fat but not low in taste chicken salad.

Recipe «Warm lemon chicken salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 large lemon, juiced, 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tbsp honey, 650g chicken breast fillets, trimmed , 1/4 cup plain flour, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 100g packet baby Asian greens , 1 cup beansprouts, trimmed, 2 green onions, thinly sliced, 1 small carrot, cut into long thin sticks.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large lemon, juiced 
  • 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine 
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce 
  • 2 tbsp honey 
  • 650g chicken breast fillets, trimmed 
  • 1/4 cup plain flour 
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 100g packet baby Asian greens 
  • 1 cup beansprouts, trimmed 
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced 
  • 1 small carrot, cut into long thin sticks 

Instructions

  1. Combine 1/3 cup lemon juice, rice wine, soy sauce and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until marinade comes to the boil. Set aside to cool.
  2. Place chicken in a large, shallow ceramic dish. Pour half the marinade over chicken. Turn to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour, if time permits. Set aside remaining marinade.
  3. Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Lightly coat chicken in flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken and cook for 4 minutes each side or until almost cooked through. Reduce heat to low. Combine reserved marinade and 2 tablespoons cold water. Pour over chicken. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce is thick and chicken cooked through. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
  4. Make salad Combine ingredients in a bowl. Divide salad between plates. Thickly slice chicken and place on salad. Spoon over sauce. Serve.