Asian Chicken Salad with Cellophane Noodles

Name: Asian Chicken Salad with Cellophane Noodles
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 237 milliliters finely grated carrot; 128 grams cellophane noodles (bean threads, available at Asian markets and many supermarkets); 946 milliliters shredded, poached chicken (from about 3 pounds chicken breasts); 2 cucumbers peeled, seeded, and chopped; 4 larges garlic cloves; 118 milliliters fresh lime juice; 1 Tbsp peanut butter; 1 teaspoons dried hot red pepper flakes; 79 milliliters coarsely crushed roasted peanuts, or to taste; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sugar; 59 milliliters vegetable oil

Asian Chicken Salad with Cellophane Noodles is a dairy free main course. This recipe makes 6 servings with 421 calories, 19g of protein, and 26g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have vegetable oil, salt, cucumbers, 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 around 25 minutes.

Instructions

In a large heatproof bowl pour boiling water to cover over the noodles and let them stand for 10 minutes.

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Pasta

Water

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Bowl

Drain the noodles and arrange them on a platter or divide them among 6 plates. In a bowl combine the chicken, the carrot, and the cucumbers.

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Cucumber

Whole Chicken

Pasta

Carrot

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Bowl

Make the dressing: Mince and mash the garlic to a paste with the salt. In a blender blend together the soy sauce, the lime juice, the sugar, the peanut butter, the red pepper flakes, and the garlic paste, with the motor running add the oil in a stream, and blend the dressing until it is emulsified.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Peanut Butter

Garlic Paste

Lime Juice

Soy Sauce

Garlic

Ground Meat

Sugar

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Pour 1/2 the dressing over the chicken mixture. Toss the salad well, and arrange it in the center of the noodles. The salad may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.

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Whole Chicken

Pasta

Just before serving top the salad with the peanuts.

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Peanuts

Serve the remaining dressing separately.

Serve the salad at room temperature or chilled.

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Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

finely grated carrot 128grams

cellophane noodles (bean threads, available at Asian markets and many supermarkets)946milliliters

shredded, poached chicken (from about 3 pounds chicken breasts)2

cucumbers peeled, seeded, and chopped 4larges

garlic cloves 118milliliters

fresh lime juice 1Tbsp

peanut butter 1teaspoons

dried hot red pepper flakes 79milliliters

coarsely crushed roasted peanuts, or to taste 1teaspoons

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian can be paired 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 Lang & Reed Napa Valley Chenin Blanc with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.