Soy and ginger chicken noodle salad
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
2 serves of vegetables per serve
Diet and Allergies:
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
2 serves of vegetables per serve
Diet and Allergies:
Ingredients
400g chicken breasts, skinless
2 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce*
3 cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
125g vermicelli rice noodles
100g snow peas, destemmed
1 red capsicum, deseeded & finely sliced
1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced
¼ head wombok (Asian cabbage), finely sliced
½ bunch coriander, chopped
1 lime, juiced
½ tsp sesame oil
½ tbsp honey
Method
Step 1
Place the chicken in a medium sized saucepan and cover with water. Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and half the ginger. Bring the water to a gentle simmer for 12-14 minutes. Turn the heat off, cover and set aside.
Step 2
Meanwhile, place the noodles in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes or until soft. Rinse under cold water, drain and set aside.
Step 3
Add all the vegetable to the noodles and toss through.
Step 4
Add the remaining soy sauce, ginger, coriander, lime juice, sesame oil and honey to the noodles and toss together.
Step 5
Place the salad on a large serving platter and top with thinly sliced chicken breast.
*Gluten free if using gluten free soy sauce
Ingredient swaps:
- You can replace the chicken breast with 400g of pork fillet.
- If you don’t have rice noodles, you can use other types of noodles like Singapore or Hokkien.
Budget tips:
- Jarred ginger can be used to save time and money.
- Chicken is good value for money. Buy chicken breasts when they are on special or in bulk packs and freeze until needed.
Reduce waste:
- This is a great recipe for using up left-over cooked chicken or noodles.
- Leftover coriander can wrapped in a clean damp cloth and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. Don’t wash before storing.
Nutrition tips:
- You can make this recipe vegetarian, by swapping the chicken for some tofu.
- Capsicum and cabbage provides Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps your teeth and gums stay healthy.