Crispy Sichuan Chicken Salad

Crispy Sichuan Chicken Salad

15 MINS
366 CALS PER SERVING
Donal Skehan

Donal's Notes

The pep and spice of Szechuan peppercorns should never be underestimated! They add a wonderful numbing fuzz to these crispy chicken pieces for a speedy chicken salad with a difference.

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For the salad:

Chopping board
Chopping knife
Microplane
Peeler
Large frying pan
Large mixing bowl
Tongs

Instructions

1
Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and thinly slice.
2
Peel and finely grate the ginger and garlic into a bowl and add the soy sauce. Whisk to combine.
3
Toss together with the chicken and mushrooms and set aside.
4
Prep the salad ingredients. Thinly slice the spring onion and celery.
5

Finely slice the cucumber and peel and shave the carrot into ribbons.

6

Heat the oil over a medium high heat in a large frying pan and add the chicken breasts. Cook for 4-5 minutes either side or until cooked through. Add the mushrooms to the pan halfway through cooking the chicken.

7

Once the chicken is cooked, remove the pan from the heat. Slice the chicken thinly and set aside.

8

In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, Szechuan pepper, salt, chilli flakes, lime juice, and honey.

9
Add in the spring onion, celery, cucumber, carrot, and toss together.
10

Serve the salad in delicious high piles. Top with the chicken and mushrooms and sprinkle with a little extra Szechuan pepper and sea salt.

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