Thai Mango Chicken Salad Food

CHICKEN & GREEN MANGO THAI SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Place the peanuts on a tray, then place in the oven to roast until golden.
• For the dressing, mix the fish sauce, rice wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons of lime juice in a small bowl. Grate in the palm sugar, stirring, until completely dissolved (you might need to muddle some of the larger bits).
• Peel and finely chop the garlic, deseed and finely chop the chilli, then add to the bowl. Taste to make sure the flavours are balanced: it should be zesty, sweet and fresh, with depth from the fish sauce.
• Place the chicken in a deep pan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Coarsely grate or cut the carrots into matchsticks, then halve, deseed and thinly slice the cucumber on an angle. Peel and finely grate or cut the mango into matchsticks, then pick and roughly chop the mint leaves.
• Peel and cut the onion into fine wedges, trim and finely dice the spring onions, then halve the tomatoes.
• Crush the roasted peanuts in a pestle and mortar.
• Transfer the cooked chicken to a bowl of iced water to cool, then drain and shred the meat and place in a large bowl.
• Add the chopped vegetables, beansprouts and beancurd (if using) to the bowl with the chicken and toss to combine.
• Divide among serving plates and drizzle lightly with the dressing. Sprinkle over the peanuts, then tear over the coriander leaves and serve with finely sliced red chilli, if you like.

THAI MANGO CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 F, or warm up your grill.
• Stir together the marinade ingredients and slather over chicken breasts. Set chicken in a baking dish or pan.
• Add a little water to the bottom of the pan to keep from drying out.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Alternatively, grill chicken over a hot grill, basting with leftover marinade.
• When chicken is cool enough, slice into bite-size pieces.
• Combine all dressing ingredients in a bowl or cup, stirring to dissolve sugar. This dressing should be a mingling of sweet, sour, spicy and salty, but an emphasis on sweet and spicy. (Note: it will taste strong now, but will be delicious when combined with the salad). Set aside.
• Place coconut in a dry frying pan and stir continuously 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat, or until it turns light golden brown and fragrant. Transfer to a bowl to cool. Set aside.
• To finish, place all salad ingredients together in a large bowl: mango, red pepper, cucumber, sprouts, onion, basil, and chicken.
• Pour over the dressing and toss well. Add the toasted coconut and nuts and toss again.
• Do a taste-test. If you prefer it sweeter, add a little more sugar. If too salty or sweet, add more lime juice. Add more chili for more spice.
• Serve right in the salad bowl or portion out into individual bowls.

THAI CHICKEN, MANGO & PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, red curry paste, orange zest, and orange juice and reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture in a separate container (I SAVED 1 CUP AS THIS MADE A LOT OF MARINADE AND I USED MORE GREENS).
• In a ziplock bag, toss together the chicken breast chunks and half of the marinade from the bowl. Toss the fruit and the remaining marinade in another ziplock bag. Let the food marinate at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Prepare a charcoal fire or heat a gas grill to medium-high, and oil the grates. Thread the chicken and fruit pieces onto separate skewers.
• Grill the skewered chicken for 3 to 4 minutes per side, turning once, or until the chicken is cooked through. Grill the fruit skewers for 2 minutes per side, turning once, or until you have visible grill marks. Remove the meat and fruit from the skewers and serve them over salad greens drizzled with the reserved marinade.

THAI ROAST CHICKEN WITH MANGO & APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Whizz the shallots in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the roughly chopped chilli, ¾ of the ginger and all the lime zest, then whizz to a chunky paste. Tip into a frying pan with 1 tsp oil and some seasoning, then fry for a couple of mins until fragrant.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Release the skin from the chicken breasts along one side, and stuff with spicy shallot stuffing. Can be done up to a day ahead. Season the skin, then roast in a roasting tin for 15-20 mins until golden, crisp and cooked through. Meanwhile, make the rice (see right).
• Toss together the apple, mango, mint, spring onions and half the coriander. Mix the fish sauce, caster sugar, remaining ginger and lime juice, then set aside.
• When the chicken is ready, remove it to a plate to rest. Sit the roasting tin on the hob. Spoon off any excess fat, then gently heat, adding the remaining lime juice and a splash more fish sauce, scraping up the chicken juices to make a sauce. Chop the remaining coriander, then stir into the sauce with the finely chopped chilli. Toss the salad with the dressing, then serve with the chicken, sauce and sticky rice.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, mix together all the ingredients and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• In a large bowl, mix all the salad ingredients except the nuts. Toss with the dressing and season with black pepper. Scatter with the nuts to serve.

THAI MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Zest peel from 1 lime and place in a measuring cup along with 1/4 cup of lime juice.
• Whisk in fish sauce, sugar and thai pepper until sugar is dissolved.
• Gradually whisk in peanut oil until blended.
• Add shallot, mix well.
• Set dressing aside.
• Peel mangoes, then cut away chunks of fruit from pits then, cut into thin strips (julienne, or use grater) and place in a large bowl.
• Seed sweet pepper, cut into very thin strips and add to mangoes.
• Add carrot, half of green onions, and cilantro. Toss gently until combined.
• Add dressing and a pinch of salt, toss until mixed.
• Sprinkle with nuts and remaining green onions.
• Note: I usually serve this on a bed of lettuce and garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro.