Chicken Satay Salad

Enjoy tasty salad as a tasty dinner, or it’s equally good as a make-ahead lunch

 

Servings: 4

Total Time: 35 minutes

 

Ingredients: 

  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tsp medium curry powder
  • 1⁄4 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 2 skinless chicken breast fillets
  • 1 tbsp crunchy peanut butter (choose a sugar-free version with no palm oil, if possible)
  • 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • sunflower oil, for wiping the pan
  • 2 Little Gem lettuce hearts, cut into wedges
  • 1⁄4 cucumber, halved and sliced
  • 1 banana shallot, halved and thinly sliced
  • coriander, chopped
  • seeds from 1⁄2 pomegranate

 

Method:

    • Pour the tamari into a large dish and stir in the curry powder, cumin, garlic and honey. Mix well.
    • Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally to make 4 fillets in total, then add to the marinade and mix well to coat. Set aside in the fridge for at least 1 hr, or overnight, to allow the flavours to penetrate the chicken.
    • Mix the peanut butter with the chilli sauce, lime juice, and 1 tbsp water to make a spoonable sauce. When ready to cook the chicken, wipe a large non-stick frying pan with a little oil. Add the chicken and cook, covered with a lid, for 5-6 mins on a medium heat, turning the fillets over for the last min, until cooked but still moist. Set aside, covered, to rest for a few mins.
    • While the chicken rests, toss the lettuce wedges with the cucumber, shallot, coriander and pomegranate, and pile onto plates. Spoon over a little sauce. Slice the chicken, pile on top of the salad and spoon over the remaining sauce. Eat while the chicken is still warm.