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Vietnamese salad with chicken

This is a typical Vietnamese salad - full of fresh herbs like coriander and mint.

Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Serves: 4
    • 1 carrot, peeled
    • 1/2 cucumber, peeled
    • 3 tbsp. lime juice
    • 2 tbsp. Blue Dragon Fish Sauce
    • 1 tsp. Blue Dragon Sesame Oil
    • 1 tbsp. caster sugar
    • 1 red chilli, finely sliced
    • 3 shallots, peeled and sliced finely
    • 3 chicken breast (free-range if possible), cooked and shredded
    • 20g mint leaves, stems removed
    • 20g coriander leaves, roughly chopped
    • 25g cashew nuts
    1. Using a peeler, cut the carrot and the cucumber into long ribbons, then cut the carrot strips into thinner pieces.
    2. In a mixing bowl, mix the lime juice, Fish Sauce, Sesame Oil, sugar and chilli. Add the shallots and carrot and marinate for 10 minutes.
    3. Shred the chicken breasts. Toss with the cucumber, mint, coriander, vegetables and dressing. Scatter with the cashew nuts and serve.