Fantastic Tropical Thai Chicken Salad
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 5 chicken breasts
- 2 papayas (firm and not quite ripe)
- 2 red capsicums
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 2 ripe avocados
- 4 cups fresh salad greens
-
Salad Dressing
- 1 tablespoon lime zest, minced
- 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1⁄4 cup safflower oil or 1/4 cup other oil
- 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup Thai fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons chili sauce (Asian style)
- 2 tablespoons ginger, finely minced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 3 tablespoons coriander, minced
directions
- In a small jar combine the dressing ingredients and shake well.
- Pour half the dressing over the chicken and marinate at least 15 minutes.
- Set aside the rest of the dressing.
- Barbecue, grill or roast the chicken, basting with the used marinade.
- Cool and cut into bite sized pieces and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Peel, seed and dice the papayas.
- Cut up the capsicums into squares after removing seeds and ribs.
- Cut the cucumber into cubes.
- Wash and dry the salad greens.
- To toast the pine nuts, place them on a baking tray in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 8 minutes.
- When ready to assemble and serve, seed, peel and cut the avocado into cubes.
- Combine all the salad ingredients except chicken in a bowl and toss through the salad dressing.
- Place the salad onto four plates or 1 large platter, lay the chicken on top and sprinkle with pine nuts and serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
dale7793
Australia
I have a passion for healthy and simple dishes with lots of vegetables, although I love a treat every now and again also, especially ice cream!