Lime & pepper vietnamese chicken salad

Recipes / Meat

Start the week with a nutritious Asian-style chicken salad.

Recipe «Lime & pepper vietnamese chicken salad» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 chicken breast fillets, halved lengthways, 60ml fresh lime juice, 1 tsp finely grated lime rind, 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped, 1 tbsp fish sauce , 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 200g green round beans, trimmed, cut into 3cm lengths , 2 baby cos lettuces, trimmed, shredded, 200g punnet grape tomatoes, halved, 110g trimmed bean sprouts, 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, Olive oil spray.

Ingredients:

  • 2 chicken breast fillets, halved lengthways 
  • 60ml fresh lime juice 
  • 1 tsp finely grated lime rind 
  • 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar 
  • 200g green round beans, trimmed, cut into 3cm lengths 
  • 2 baby cos lettuces, trimmed, shredded 
  • 200g punnet grape tomatoes, halved 
  • 110g trimmed bean sprouts 
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves 
  • Olive oil spray 

Instructions

  1. 1 Place chicken in a glass or ceramic dish. Combine lime juice and rind, chilli, fish sauce, pepper and sugar in a bowl. Add half the mixture to chicken. Turn to coat. Marinate for 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, cook beans in a saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes or until bright green and tender-crisp. Refresh under cold running water. Drain. Combine beans, lettuce, tomato, bean sprouts and mint in a large bowl.
  3. 3 Heat a non-stick frying pan on high. Spray with oil. Cook chicken for 2-3 minutes each side or until cooked through. Thickly slice.
  4. 4 Drizzle remaining lime juice mixture over salad and toss to combine. Divide salad among plates and top with chicken.