Sunday, February 21, 2010

Thai Ground-Chicken Salad

From The Biggest Loser Cookbook



Ingredients:
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp honey
1/8 tsp chili garlic sauce
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp EVOO
1/4 pound ground chicken
2 cups shredded romaine leaves
1/2 cup shedded carrot
1/4 cup red onion slivers
2 tbsp chopped mint leaves
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
1-2 tbsp chopped dry-roasted cashews

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, ginger, honey, chili sauce, and salt. Whisk, gradually adding the oil, until blended.

Set a small nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan. Cook, breaking up the meat into chunks with a spatula, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until no longer pink. Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 tbsp of the reserved dressing.

In a large serving bowl, combine the lettuce, carrot, onion, mint, and cilantro. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and toss. Top with the reserved chicken and sprinkle with the nuts.

Comments:
This recipe is for one serving so you might need to double it like I did. But it makes HUGE portions - two cups of lettuce is a lot! Overall, this was good. Neither Adam nor I are big lime enthusiasts so I think that might have been the main reason I wasn't too much into it. The nuts on top is a stroke of genius though. I might try it again, but I'd rejigger the dressing so it's less...limey.

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