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Sesame Chicken Salad

Name: Sesame Chicken Salad
Total time: 3 h 2 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course
Cuisine: Other
Ingredients: 1.3 kg whole chicken; 1 tbsp salt; 100 g celery stalks, thinly sliced; 100 g carrots, peeled and grated; 200 g red cabbage, shredded; 100 g shallots, thinly sliced; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 50 g fresh cilantro leaves, chopped; 50 g scallions, chopped; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 60 ml lime juice, from 2 limes; 5 tbsp toasted sesame oil, 2 tbsp for the chicken, 3 for the dressing; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp red chile paste

A whole roast chicken, shredded and tossed with crunchy vegetables, herbs, lime and a sesame, soy and chile dressing. It tastes best after an hour in the refrigerator, and is lovely in a sandwich or over leaves.

YieldServes 4 as a main course
Hands-on40 min
Total3 h 2 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Chicken

1.3 kgwhole chicken
1 tbspsalt

Salad

100 gcelery stalks, thinly sliced
100 gcarrots, peeled and grated
200 gred cabbage, shredded
100 gshallots, thinly sliced
3 clovesgarlic, crushed
50 gfresh cilantro leaves, chopped
50 gscallions, chopped
1 tbspsesame seeds
60 mllime juice, from 2 limes

Dressing

5 tbsptoasted sesame oil, 2 tbsp for the chicken, 3 for the dressing
3 tbspsoy sauce
3 tbsprice vinegar
1 tbspred chile paste

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Sesame
Celery
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lime
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Shallot
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Cabbage
Carrot
Cilantro / coriander
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Oven

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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