Oriental lime chicken salad

Name: Oriental lime chicken salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: grated rind and juice of 1 lime; 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry; pinch of sugar; 60 g (2 oz) seasoned flour; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 120 g (4 oz) sesame seeds; vegetable oil, for deep frying; 1 baby cos lettuce; 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped; lime wedges, to serve; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 tablespoons rice wine or dry sherry; 15 g (½ oz) fresh ginger, grated; 1 stalk lemon grass, finely chopped; 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon honey; 3 carrots, cut into matchsticks; 200 g (6½ oz) skinless chicken breast fillet; 2 tablespoons sesame oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Salads

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2001

About

An eastern-flavoured main-course salad with sesame-covered chicken strips topped with caramelized carrot and coriander Serve with the ginger and lime dressing and extra lime wedges.

Ingredients

200 g (6½ oz) skinless chicken breast fillet
2 tablespoons sesame oil

Main course

Method

Cut the chicken into thin strips and place in a small bowl with the sesame oil, rice wine or dry sherry lime juice, lemon grass, ginger, garlic and chilli. Stir to coat the chicken thoroughly, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
To make the dressing, place all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until well combined. Cover and set aside.