Chinatown Chicken Salad

Submitted by rosered

"From Chinatown sweet sour spicy salty by Ross Dobson. The author states that this is by no means a chinese dish but all the ingredients can be bought in Chinatown for a wonderful summer lunch. Looks yummy to me."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ginger, grated fresh
• 1 chicken, barbequed
• 9 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 2 cups watercress leaves
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal

directions

1. Make the dressing. Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and ginger in a small bowl. Add freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste. Stir until sugar dissolves.
2. Remove the skin from the chicken and cut into 1/2 inch strips. Place the chicken in a bowl with the tomatoes, watercress, coriander, and scallions and toss to combine. Drizzle over dressing and serve.