Chicken Lime Salad
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Serves: 4
 
Thai sweet sweet chili sauce and fish sauce are available in the Asian section of most grocery stores and Asian markets.
Ingredients
For Chicken Salad
  • 1 tbsp of canola or peanut oil
  • 1 lb (500 g) of ground chicken
  • 1 tsp finely grated ginger
  • ½ cup finely chopped red onion
  • ½ cup thinly slices cucumber
  • ⅓ cup peanuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
  • lettuce leaves for serving
For Lime Dressing
  • ¼ cup canola or peanut oil
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 2 tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
Instructions
To Make Lime Dressing
  1. Put all ingredients in a jar and shake until well combined.
To make Chicken Salad:
  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
  2. Add the chicken and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally and crumbling the chicken for 5 to 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked and brown.
  3. Put the chicken in a large bowl and let it cool.
  4. Add the onion, cucumbers, peanuts, mint, cilantro and the dressing and gently toss.
  5. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves or in lettuce cups.
Notes
Make Ahead: The salad is best made just before serving. The dressing can be made a day ahead and stored in a jar in the refrigerator.

Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before serving.
Recipe by Alberta Chicken Producers Recipes and Industry Information at https://chicken.ab.ca/chicken-lime-salad/