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Warm chilli chicken Vietnamese noodle salad recipe

By Lizzie Kamenetzky

Serving instructions

1. Serves 4
2. Takes 10 minutes to make, 20-25 minutes to cook, plus marinating
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This delicious noodle salad has wonderful fresh flavours and fabulous colours.

Ingredients

1. 2 skinless free-range chicken breasts, sliced
2. 2 tbsp sweet chilli dipping sauce
3. Grated zest and juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve
4. 1 tbsp olive oil
5. 300g pack fine rice noodles
6. 2 tbsp fish sauce
7. 2 tbsp soy sauce
8. 2 tbsp sesame oil
9. 1 red chilli, cut into fine strips
10. ½ cucumber, deseeded and cut into chunks
11. ½ bunch of spring onions, sliced
12. Large handful of fresh coriander, leaves picked

Method

1. 1. Put the chicken breasts in a bowl with the sweet chilli sauce and lime zest, then set aside for 10 minutes. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes, turning, until cooked through. Set aside.
2. 2. Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, rinse then put in a large bowl. Mix the lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil together, then pour over the noodles. Add the cooked chicken to the bowl with the chilli, cucumber, spring onions and coriander, then toss together and serve with lime wedges.

Nutritional info

PER SERVING 435kcals, 6.6g fat (1g saturated), 23.4g protein, 68g carbs, 6.2g sugar, 3.1g salt, 0.7g fibre

Chef's tip

Make it veggie: Replace the chicken with 350g firm tofu, drained, rinsed and patted dry. Cut into chunks and fry in the same way as the chicken.

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ceephe

July 25

This is a great recipe, it takes two seconds to make, its filling but at the same time light, fresh and tasty.

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