Eat the rainbow with this sticky lemongrass chicken and fresh papaya salad recipe.
This chicken and papaya salad is light, zingy and a little bit spicy. If you have a little space in your garden, plant some lemongrass. It will keep giving and is so handy to have at your fingertips.
CHICKEN, LEMONGRASS AND PAPAYA SALAD RECIPE
Serves 4
4 x boneless chicken thighs
1 Tbsp grated ginger
1 Tbsp grated lemongrass
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salad
1 papaya (or pawpaw), peeled and diced
½ red capsicum, sliced thinly
2 cups shredded red cabbage
1 red chilli, diced small
1/3 telegraph cucumber, cut into sticks
1 carrot, peeled, cut into sticks
1 cup coriander leaves
Dressing
2 tsp fish sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp finely grated lemongrass
¼ cup lime juice
¼ cup chopped coriander
- Combine the chicken, lemongrass, ginger, and oil in a bowl and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Combine the fish sauce, sesame oil, sugar, lemongrass, lime juice, and coriander for the dressing in a jar.
- Place the papaya, capsicum, cabbage, chilli, cucumber, carrot and coriander leaves in a large bowl.
- Heat a frying pan to a high heat. Cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes on each side until cooked. Remove from the heat and slice into 1cm pieces. Toss in a bowl with the dressing.
- To serve, add the chicken mixture to the salad, tossing gently. Serve on a large platter with a scatter of extra coriander leaves.
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