Asian Chicken and Rice-Noodle Salad with Peanuts

Name: Asian Chicken and Rice-Noodle Salad with Peanuts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Asian fish sauce; 2 carrots, coarsely shredded; 79 milliliters torn cilantro leaves; 1 Kirby cucumber-peeled, seeded and thinly sliced; 2 Tbsps coarsely chopped fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove, smashed; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 4 servings Lime wedges, for serving; 79 milliliters torn mint leaves; 2 larges radishes, thinly sliced; 227 grams rice noodles (pad thai noodles); 473 milliliters roasted whole chicken breast, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded; 28 grams 1/4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped; 1 large scallion, cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 smalls Thai chiles-stemmed, seeded and chopped, or 1 jalapeño with seeds, stemmed and coarsely chopped

Asian Chicken and Rice-Noodle Salad with Peanuts might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 28g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 419 calories. If you have asian fish sauce, lime juice, torn cilantro leaves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

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

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

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

Add the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar and process until smooth.

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Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Sugar

Transfer the rice noodles to a large serving bowl.

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Rice Noodles

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Bowl

Add the chicken, carrots, cucumber, radishes, cilantro and mint and toss.

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Cilantro

Cucumber

Radish

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Mint

Add the dressing and toss until evenly coated.

Sprinkle the rice noodles with peanuts and serve with lime wedges.

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Rice Noodles

Lime Wedge

Peanuts

Notes: One serving 427 calories, 6 gm total fat, 5 gm saturated fat, 61 gm carb.

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Servings:

3Tbsps

Asian fish sauce 2

carrots, coarsely shredded 79milliliters

torn cilantro leaves 1

Kirby cucumber-peeled, seeded and thinly sliced 2Tbsps

coarsely chopped fresh ginger 1

garlic clove, smashed 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 4servings

Lime wedges, for serving 79milliliters

torn mint leaves 2larges

radishes, thinly sliced 227grams

rice noodles (pad thai noodles)473milliliters

roasted whole chicken breast, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded 28grams

1/4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped 1large

scallion, cut into 2-inch pieces 2Tbsps

sugar 2smalls

Thai chiles-stemmed, seeded and chopped, or 1 jalapeño with seeds, stemmed and coarsely chopped

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The LangeTwins Prince Vineyard Chenin Blanc with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.