Chicken Mint and Lime Salad

Submitted by Luschka

"Also from Take Three and I've not tried it, but it's an interesting blend of flavours!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 bunch of fresh mint
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon white sugar or 1 teaspoon palm sugar
• 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder

directions

1. Rub the chicken breasts with vegetable oil and grill or pan –fry for about 15 minutes, until tender. Allow to rest.
2. Pick the mint leaves from the stalks and finely chop half, leaving the rest whole.
3. Stir the lime juice and sugar with the fish sauce, until the sugar dissolves. Remove the skin from the chicken and slice the breast finely on the diagonal.
4. Toss the chicken, chopped mint and chilli powder in the dressing , pile onto a plate, scatter with the whole leaves and serve.

Reviews

[MarraMamba]

i loved it, the only thing i left out was the chili powder and subbed some chili pepper instead. I ate it as a wrap and used leftover turkey for it.