Chicken, mango & soba noodle salad with mustard dressing & black onion seeds

Name: Chicken, mango & soba noodle salad with mustard dressing & black onion seeds
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp rice vinegar; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; ½ tsp soy sauce; zest and juice of ½ lime; 1 tsp pickled ginger, chopped; 1 tsp honey; ½ tsp sesame oil; 5 tbsp olive oil or rapeseed (canola) oil; 5 tbsp olive oil or rapeseed (canola) oil; 1 tbsp black onion seeds or black sesame seeds; 1 tbsp black onion seeds or black sesame seeds; 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander (cilantro); 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander (cilantro); ¼ cucumber, diced; 1 tbsp freshly chopped mint; 250 g/9 oz dried soba noodles; ½ mango, pitted and diced; 1 cooked chicken breast, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

This is a lovely, tasty recipe I created for a wellness hub, which promoted healthy food options in the workplace. This is a great healthy lunch option that can be made in advance and eaten when needed.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz dried soba noodles
1 cooked chicken breast, sliced

Pasta
Lunch

Method

To make the dressing, add all the ingredients to a small empty jar, place the lid on and shake together to combine, then season to taste.

To cook the soba noodles, bring a pan of water to the boil, add the soba noodles and simmer gently for 6-7 minutes until tender (check the packet instructions as soba noodles can vary in thickness, so cooking times may vary). Once cooked, run under co