Sweet Chili Chicken Salad Food

SWEET CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add ginger, green onions and garlic and stir 30 seconds.
• Add chicken cubes and stir-fry 2 or 3 minutes, until browned.
• Mix the hoisin, chili sauce and soy sauce and add to the chicken.
• Cook until chicken is fully cooked.
• Add spinach and cook a minute until just wilted.
• Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro.
• If you prefer a thick sauce combine a teaspoon of cornstarch with a bit of water and stir in until sauce thickens.
• Leftovers make a good wrap filling with additional vegetables.

CHILI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Position knife blade in food processor bowl, and add first 6 ingredients, or process in blender.
• Process until a paste forms, scraping sides occasionally.
• Place chicken in a shallow dish, spread onion mixture evenly over both sides of each piece.
• Cover and chill 20 minutes.
• Place chicken on rack of broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
• Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 5 minutes on each side or until done.
• Cut chicken across grain into thin slices, set aside and chill, if desired.
• Combine mustard and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stir with a wire whisk until blended.
• Stir in corn and green onions.
• Divide sliced lettuce evenly among 4 salad plates, and top with warm or chilled chicken slices.
• Pour dressing evenly over salads.

CHILLI-LIME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the lime zest and juice, fish sauce, sugar and chillies until the sugar dissolves. Pour 1/3 of this mix into a bowl, add the oil and set aside (this will be the dressing). Put the remainder into a large food bag with 1 tsp salt, the garlic, turmeric and coriander stems. Slash each piece of chicken down to the bone a few times, then add to the marinade and squish it around well in the bag. Chill for at least 2 hrs, or ideally up to 24 hrs.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 (if barbecuing, get the coals ready). Lift the chicken from the marinade and into a roasting tin. Roast for 30 mins until cooked through but not yet completely tender.
• If you're barbecuing, transfer the chicken from its tin to a hot barbecue for 10 mins more, turning once crisp (otherwise continue roasting in the oven). Spread the spring onions, cucumber and tomatoes over a platter, add the chicken, then finish with the herbs, avocados, nuts and dressing.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together sweet chili sauce, soy sauce and garlic. Pour 1/2 cup (half the mixture) into a small plastic food storage zip bag. Add chicken and turn to coat; refrigerate and marinade 30 minutes.
• To a skillet, add a tablespoon or two of oil and heat over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade and brown on one side for about 2-3 minutes (it may smoke a little from the sweet marinade). Turn the chicken over and brown for 2 minutes longer. Cover with a lid, turn the heat to low and let it finish cooking for about 8 minutes.
• Place remaining chili sauce and soy sauce mixture in a small saucepan and simmer over low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve over chicken.

SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN

Steps:

• To make the glaze, preheat the grill to high. Mix together the chilli sauce, honey and oil in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife make 3-4 slits across the skin side of each chicken breast. Season with salt and pepper then lift the skin on each breast and tuck under the crushed garlic. Now dip the underside of each chicken breast in the glaze until evenly coated. Reserve the rest of the glaze for later.
• To cook the chicken, put the chicken on the grill pan, glazed side up, and grill for 8 minutes until golden and sticky. Turn the chicken breasts over, brush with the remaining glaze, then cook for another 6-8 minutes until the chicken is firm and cooked through. Serve straight away with wedges of lime for squeezing over, if liked.