Thai Chicken Salad
A healthful and flavorful Thai recipe.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 227; Total fat 11g; Cholesterol 48mg; Sodium 381mg; Carbohydrate 13g; Protein 20g; Fiber 4g
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients
- 10 oz. skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 medium carrots, julienned
- 2 medium cucumbers, seeded and julienned
- 2 medium celery stalks, julienned
- 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and julienned
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1/2 oz. dry-roasted shelled peanuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts, skinned-side down, between 2 sheets of wax paper
- With meat mallet or bottom of heavy saucepan, pound chicken until slightly flattened
- Remove and discard wax paper; sprinkle chicken on both sides with salt
- Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat
- Add chicken; cook over medium-high heat, turning once, 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through
- Remove from skillet; let cool
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine carrots, cucumbers, celery, bell pepper and radishes
- In small jar with tight-fitting lid or small bowl, combine onion, pepper flakes, juice, vinegar and oil
- Cover and shake well or, with wire whisk, blend until combined
- Pour onion mixture over vegetable mixture
- Toss to coat
- Shred cooled chicken
- Line serving platter with vegetable mixture and top with chicken
- Serve sprinkled with cilantro and peanuts
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i took a palites for golf seminar at our local ymca a year or so agoalthough my own ability to do core training has been compromised by an umbilical hernia (which was only recently repaired by surgery) it only makes sense that power comes from the corei hope to be able to make use of some of what i learned this summer
posted Feb 14th, 2012 1:45 am