Need a dairy free main course? Asian Chicken and Rice-Noodle Salad with Peanuts could be a great recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 28g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 419 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have lime juice, sugar, garlic clove, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.
Instructions
1
In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the rice noodles until they are al dente, 6 to 7 minutes.
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Rice Noodles
Water
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Sauce Pan
2
Drain and rinse them under running water until cold. Shake out the excess water and pat the noodles thoroughly dry with paper towels.
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Pasta
Shake
Water
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Paper Towels
3
In a blender or food processor, combine the coarsely chopped ginger with the Thai chiles, scallion pieces and smashed garlic and pulse until chopped.
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Thai Chili
Green Onions
Garlic
Ginger
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Blender
4
Add the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar and process until smooth.
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Fish Sauce
Lime Juice
Sugar
5
Transfer the rice noodles to a large serving bowl.
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Rice Noodles
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Bowl
6
Add the chicken, carrots, cucumber, radishes, cilantro and mint and toss.
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Cilantro
Cucumber
Radish
Carrot
Whole Chicken
Mint
7
Add the dressing and toss until evenly coated.
8
Sprinkle the rice noodles with peanuts and serve with lime wedges.
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