Lime And Chicken Noodle Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind
• 2 tablespoons lemongrass, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 150 g dried thin rice noodles
• 1 lebanese cucumber, seeded and finely sliced
• 1 red pepper, finely sliced
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons palm sugar or 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 thinly slice the chicken breasts.
• 2 combine the lime rind, lemon grass, ginger and garlic in a bowl.
• 3 add the chicken and mix well so that the chicken is coated.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 5 cook chicken, in batches, in a pan or on the grill until browned and cooked through.
• 6 place the noodles in a large bowl and cover them with boiling water.
• 7 let them soak until the noodles are just tender then drain immediately, this should only take a couple of minutes.
• 8 combine all of the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.
• 9 combine chicken with the noodles, red pepper, cucumber and dressing in a large bowl and toss together to combine and coat in dressing.
• 10 serve garnished with fresh cilantro leaves if you desire.