Tropical Chicken Salad with Soy, Ginger and Chilli Dressing

Name: Tropical Chicken Salad with Soy, Ginger and Chilli Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 free range chicken breast fillets; 1 T (15 ml) canola oil; Salt and pepper; 1 T (15 ml) soy sauce; 1 T (15 ml) ketjap manis; 2 T (30 ml) canola oil; Juice and zest of 1 large lime; 1 t (5 ml) chopped chilli; 1 t (5 ml) grated ginger; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 T (15 ml) chopped coriander; 1 small pineapple, peeled, sliced and quartered; 1 large ripe mango, peeled and cubed; 1 small cucumber, seeds removed and sliced; 1 packet spring onions, finely sliced; 100 g mixed salad greens; Handful coriander leaves; Sliced chilli

Tropical Chicken Salad with Soy, Ginger and Chilli Dressing

Author: Carey Boucher-Erasmus
Prep Time: 20
Cook Time: 15
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Chicken & Poultry

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Description

A tantalizing tropical salad!

Ingredients

4 free range chicken breast fillets
1 T (15 ml) canola oil
Salt and pepper
Dressing
1 T (15 ml) soy sauce
1 T (15 ml) ketjap manis
2 T (30 ml) canola oil
Juice and zest of 1 large lime
1 t (5 ml) chopped chilli
1 t (5 ml) grated ginger
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 T (15 ml) chopped coriander
Salad
1 small pineapple, peeled, sliced and quartered
1 large ripe mango, peeled and cubed
1 small cucumber, seeds removed and sliced
1 packet spring onions, finely sliced
100 g mixed salad greens
Garnish
Handful coriander leaves
Sliced chilli

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200˚C.

Rub the chicken breasts with oil and seasoning and seal both sides in a hot griddle pan.

Place onto a baking tray and roast the chicken breasts for 12 – 15 minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing thinly on the diagonal. Pop into the fridge and allow to cool a little.

Dressing

Combine the ingredients for the dressing. Add half of the dressing to the cooled sliced chicken and gently toss to coat well.

Salad

Arrange the salad ingredients and dressed chicken on a platter. Garnish with coriander and chilli.

Drizzle with remaining dressing when ready to serve.

Carey Boucher-Erasmus

Carey has 10 years of extensive experience in the food industry. She is a freelance food consultant and has a popular blog called 'Bits of Carey'. Carey has been developing recipes, as well as doing the styling and photography for her regular feature, Midweek Meals in Crush since 2011. She has also written features for Food24 for a long time. Carey's food style is simple, fresh and unpretentious with a real ?eat me now? factor. Her favourite ingredients are fresh herbs, lemon, butter and bacon.