Mindy Fox's Peanut Soba, Cabbage, and Chicken Salad

Name: Mindy Fox's Peanut Soba, Cabbage, and Chicken Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters creamy peanut butter; 177 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 teaspoons large clove garlic, minced (about; 1 Tbsp minced ginger; 3 Tbsps grapeseed oil; 2 Tbsps juice from 2 limes; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar; 454 grams Savoy cabbage, shredded; 3 larges scallions, julienned; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 340 grams soba noodles (or substitute another Asian-style noodle); 59 milliliters soy sauce; 1 teaspoon (or more to taste) sambal, Sriracha, or other chili sauce

Need Head to the store and pick up savoy cabbage, grapeseed oil, chicken breasts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the grapeseed oil you could follow this main course with the Strawberry Crumble as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the chicken breasts to the pot, bring to a simmer, and cook for 6 minutes. Cover, turn off the heat, and allow to slowly poach until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes more.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

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Pot

Remove, allow to cool, and thinly slice.

In the meantime, combine the peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, chile sauce and half the sesame oil in a blender or small food processor. Blend (or process) until smooth. If needed, add up to 1/2 cup water to achieve a loose texture for coating noodles.

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Peanut Butter

Rice Vinegar

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

Pasta

Garlic

Ginger

Chili Pepper

Sauce

Water

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Food Processor

Blender

In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, radishes, most of the cilantro, the grapeseed oil, lime juice and the remaining sesame oil. Season to taste with salt.

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Grape Seed Oil

Lime Juice

Sesame Oil

Cilantro

Radish

Cabbage

Salt

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Bowl

Cook the noodles in abundant water until just al dente, then drain and rinse to remove excess starch. Dress with the peanut sauce and arrange in 4 shallow bowls.

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Peanut Sauce