Minty Asian chicken salad

PREP: 10 MINS


Cheer up a chicken salad, make it minty and then add some Asian flavours

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal320
 
• fat2g
 
• saturates1g
 
• carbs56g
 
• sugars5g
 
• fibre0g
 
• protein22g
 
• salt2.83g

Ingredients

• 250g pack thin rice noodle
• 2 cooked skinless chicken breast, shredded
• ½ cucumber, halved and sliced
• 3 spring onion
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  , sliced
• 1 red chilli
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  , finely chopped
• 4 tbsp soy or fish sauce
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
• zest and juice 1 lime
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
• 2 tsp sugar
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
• 20g pack mint
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  , leaves only, roughly chopped

Method

1. Soak the noodles for 5 mins in boiling water or according to pack instructions, until softened. Drain, then cool under a running tap. Drain again well, then tip into a large bowl along with the chicken, cucumber, spring onions and chilli.
2. Mix together the soy or fish sauce, lime zest and juice and sugar, then pour over the noodles. Toss through the mint leaves and serve.