This is one of my all-time favorite salads. It’s refreshing and light, but bursting with punchy flavors oflemongrass and fish sauce, and the sweet, caramel tones of coconut sugar. The dressing works so well as a marinade that the chicken requires no marinating time at all, miraculously absorbing the citrusy zing while it cooks.
If you can source a good-qualitylemongrass pasteto keep on standby in the fridge, then this salad dressing/marinade combo will be your savior in the kitchen. Equally welcome is real-deal lemongrass, of course, which will add a lovely freshness to the salad if you can find some.
This salad is so versatile that it works beautifully with other hero ingredients, too; you could use any leftover roast chicken you have in the fridge. You can skip the marinade part, but add more dressing to the salad to boost the flavor.
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What you’ll need
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Fish Sauce
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Dried Rice Vermicelli Noodles
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Coconut Oil
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Ingredients
Serves 2
Step 1
Put the chicken tenderloins in a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of the dressing and the fish sauce. Massage them into the chicken and set aside. Reserve the remaining dressing for the salad.
Step 2
Boil a kettle and soak the vermicelli noodles following the package instructions. Drain and run under cold water.
Step 3
Heat a large frying pan on a medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the pan and cook the chicken for 4 minutes on one side. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 4 minutes on the other side, or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a cutting board and leave to rest for 5 minutes, then cut into thin slices on an angle and set aside.
Step 4
Put the vermicelli noodles in 2 serving bowls. Neatly arrange the slices of chicken, chile, herbs, lettuce, carrot, cucumber and bean sprouts next to each other. Serve with the dressing in a small bowl on the side, to drizzle over.
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Reviews (4)
Back to TopGreat recipe to have while cutting down weight
Anonymous
7/20/2023
Marinade has excellent flavor…perfect dinner option on a hot day. Only change I would make is to use boneless chicken thighs next time…more flavor and will be less dry.
Anonymous
7/17/2023
This was so nice and fresh. Had never bought lemongrass paste before but my local grocery had it and it’s soooo much easier than dealing with lemongrass stalks!
Anonymous
7/8/2023
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