Oriental chicken salad

Chicken and papaya salad
Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

This is an exotic, delicious mix of sliced chicken breast with papaya, button mushrooms and spring onions, all tossed in a heavenly spicy dressing made with orange blossom honey and mint. This dressing is a real reputation-maker.

  • Skill level: Bit of effort

  • Costs: Mid-price

Ingredients

  • 4 medium chicken breasts, skin on
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 sticks celery, chopped
  • 2 spring onions chopped
  • 2 papayas
  • 100g/4oz button mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and cut on the slant
Dressing:
  • 2tbsp orange blossom honey
  • Juice of a lemon
  • 1tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2tbsp lemon olive oil
  • 2 red chillies, seeded and chopped
  • 2tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Mint sprigs for decoration
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Method

  1. Season chicken breasts and place in a pan with celery and spring onions. Cover with water. Bring to bubbling then turn down to simmer for 2 mins.
  2. Cover with a lid and turn off heat. Leave to cool in the liquor. This ensures delicious moist flesh.
  3. Remove chicken from liquor. Remove and discard skin. Slice chicken thinly and reserve.
  4. Peel, de-seed and slice papayas and add to chicken. Add sliced mushrooms and spring onions.
  5. For the dressing, place honey in a bowl and stir in lemon juice and white wine vinegar. Whisk in lemon oil and add chillies and mint. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  6. Pour dressing over chicken mix and toss well. Serve immediately. decorated with mint sprigs
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Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/153332/Oriental-chicken-salad