Chinese white-cut chicken salad

A light and fragrant dish of crisp veg and delicate poached chicken that can be served with brown rice for a heartier meal.

Recipe «Chinese white-cut chicken salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 x 180g chicken breast fillets, 4 spring onions, white part chopped, green part thinly sliced lengthways, 3cm piece ginger, sliced, 2 star anise, 1 cinnamon quill , 2 tsp caster sugar, 1/3 cup rice vinegar, 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced , 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks, 1/3 cup goji berries, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp sesame seeds, 1 cup coriander leaves, 100g snow peas, thinly sliced, blanched, drained.

Ingredients:

• 3 x 180g chicken breast fillets 
• 4 spring onions, white part chopped, green part thinly sliced lengthways 
• 3cm piece ginger, sliced 
• 2 star anise 
• 1 cinnamon quill 
• 2 tsp caster sugar 
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar 
• 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced 
• 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks 
• 1/3 cup goji berries 
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
• 1 tsp sesame oil 
• 2 tsp sesame seeds 
• 1 cup coriander leaves 
• 100g snow peas, thinly sliced, blanched, drained 

Instructions

1. Place chicken, white spring onion, ginger, anise and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cover with cold, salted water, bring to a simmer over medium heat, then cook, skimming surface, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stand, covered, for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Remove chicken, discarding liquid, and cool.
2. Meanwhile, combine sugar, vinegar, chilli, carrot and berries, then stand for 30 minutes to pickle. Drain, reserving liquid.
3. Whisk olive oil, sesame oil, seeds and 2 tablespoons reserved pickling liquid, then season. Shred chicken and toss with green spring onion, coriander, berry mixture, snow peas and dressing.