Szechwan chicken salad
Indulge in the bold flavors of a Szechwan chicken salad with a fiery kick that will tantalize your taste buds. Perfect blend of delicious ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- ⅓ cup rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons water
- 4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (340g total)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 medium carrot, cut into matchstick strips
- 1 cup peeled jicama cut in matchstick strips
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 2 medium cucumbers, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 ⅓ cups enoki mushrooms
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped unsalted cocktail peanuts
Instructions:
- Heat a mixture of cooking oil and sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat for about 1 minute. Cook garlic and ginger in the hot oil, stirring, for 15 seconds. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add vinegar, soy sauce, and 3 tablespoons of water. Let it cool completely.
- Wash the chicken and dry it. Put it in a plastic bag placed in a shallow dish. Pour half of the soy sauce mixture over the chicken, keeping the rest for later. Seal the bag and refrigerate the chicken for 4 to 24 hours.
- Meanwhile, mix the reserved soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of water, jalapeno pepper, and sugar in a small bowl to make the dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the marinade. Grill the chicken on a lightly greased grill over medium coals, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes or until cooked through, turning once. Cut the chicken into small strips. Mix the carrots and jicama in a bowl. When serving, line 4 salad plates with lettuce. Top them with the carrot mixture, cucumbers, grilled chicken, mushrooms, green onions, and peanuts. Stir the dressing and drizzle 1 tablespoon over each serving.
Summary:
- Calories: 1457 kcal
- Fat: 45 g
- Protein: 200 g
- Carbs: 57 g
- Potassium: 4608 mg
- Magnesium: 397 mg