Fast day recipes don't come much tastier than this Szechuan-style lime chicken salad from Mimi Spencer – co-author of the Fast Day Diet with Dr Michael Mosely. Quick, easy and only 195 calories! Full recipe below. Order your copy of Mimi's book here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1780721676/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1780721676&linkCode=as2&tag=mumsnet&linkId=BQVAY54MRLXANKD6
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Ingredients:
1 small chicken breast
½ tsp sesame oil
handful coriander including finely chopped stalks
½ small cucumber cut in half lengthways, deseeded and cut on the diagonal into crescents
80g iceberg lettuce torn
a little olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
handful mint leaves
½ tbsp Thai fish sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
1 spring onion finely sliced on the diagonal
½ tsp Szechuan peppercorns crushed
lime wedges
Method:
1. Season chicken and rub it lightly with the oil. Bake until cooked through and juices run clear – about 20-25 minutes at 190 degrees. Leave to rest.
2. Remove the skin, tear chicken into shreds and place in a bowl with cucumber, coriander and mint. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, spring onion, Szechuan pepper, sesame oil, and seasoning. Toss well.
3. Serve on torn iceberg lettuce and garnish with lime wedges and coriander leaves.
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Ingredients:
1 small chicken breast
½ tsp sesame oil
handful coriander including finely chopped stalks
½ small cucumber cut in half lengthways, deseeded and cut on the diagonal into crescents
80g iceberg lettuce torn
a little olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
handful mint leaves
½ tbsp Thai fish sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
1 spring onion finely sliced on the diagonal
½ tsp Szechuan peppercorns crushed
lime wedges
Method:
1. Season chicken and rub it lightly with the oil. Bake until cooked through and juices run clear – about 20-25 minutes at 190 degrees. Leave to rest.
2. Remove the skin, tear chicken into shreds and place in a bowl with cucumber, coriander and mint. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, spring onion, Szechuan pepper, sesame oil, and seasoning. Toss well.
3. Serve on torn iceberg lettuce and garnish with lime wedges and coriander leaves.
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