Poached chicken & smashed cucumber salad with rice

Name: Poached chicken & smashed cucumber salad with rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 380 g pack slower reared chicken breast fillets; 1 clove/s garlic, finely grated or crushed; 1½ tbsp Chinese rice vinegar; 1 tbsp reduced-salt light soy sauce; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp Chiu Chow Chilli Oil, or ¼ tsp chilli flakes; 1 cucumber, halved lengthways; 1 stick celery, finely sliced; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 40 g roasted cashew nuts, roughly chopped; 1 handful/s coriander, leaves roughly chopped; 250 g pouch jasmine or long grain rice, to serve

Smashing the cucumber creates rough edges, which soak up the flavours of the spicy, soy and garlic-infused dressing better than slices.

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Low in saturated fat1 of your 5 a day

Serves2
CourseMain meal
Prepare20 mins
Cook15 mins
Total time35 mins

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380g pack slower reared chicken breast fillets
1 clove/s garlic, finely grated or crushed
1½ tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
1 tbsp reduced-salt light soy sauce
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tsp Chiu Chow Chilli Oil, or ¼ tsp chilli flakes
1 cucumber, halved lengthways
1 stick celery, finely sliced
¼ x 1 red onion, finely sliced
40g roasted cashew nuts, roughly chopped
1 handful/s coriander, leaves roughly chopped
250g pouch jasmine or long grain rice, to serve

Bring a large saucepan of water to a simmer. Carefully add the chicken breasts and cook for 9-10 minutes until thoroughly cooked with no pink meat and juices that run clear. Turn off the heat and transfer to a chopping board.
Meanwhile, mix the garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame and chilli oils (or flakes) in a large bowl. Scrape out and discard the seeds using a teaspoon, then place the cucumber halves on a chopping board, cut-side down. Using a rolling pin, bash all over until cracked in places.
Roughly chop the cucumber and toss into the dressing with the celery and onion. Stir through the cashews and coriander.
Divide the cooked rice and cucumber salad between plates, then slice the poached chicken and arrange over the top.

Cook’s tip

Scatter over a generous handful of Cooks’ Ingredients Crispy Fried Onions to serve, for added crunch and caramelised onion flavour. Or try a spoonful of aromatic toasted sesame seeds.

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