
Chicken noodle salad
Ingredients
- 200g rice noodles
- 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
- 2 cups cooked chicken meat, chilled and chopped
- 4 small vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered
- red onion 1 small, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 orange or yellow capsicum, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 tablespoons each finely chopped parsley, mint and coriandercilantroX
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- fresh chilli, chopped (optional)
- salt and pepper as desired
Instructions
1 Stand rice noodles in boiling water, stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes or until cooked. Drain thoroughly. Sprinkle with tamari sauce. Set aside.
2 Combine chicken with all prepared vegetables and herbs, then toss with noodles.
3 Whisk olive oil with lime or lemon juice, adding crushed garlic, chilli (if using), salt and pepper to taste.
4 Toss the chicken noodle salad with the dressing and pile into a big serving bowl or platter.
Recipe supplied by Healthy Food Guide reader, Diane Davidson (Auckland)HFG tip
Diane says: “Now that summer is upon us – this is a colourful, healthy, no-fuss recipe that makes the most of leftover cooked chicken.”
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 318cal
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Kilojoules 1330kJ
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Protein 21g
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Total fat 17.9g
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–Saturated fat 4g
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Carbohydrates 18.5g
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–Sugars 5.5g
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Dietary fibre 2.6g
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Sodium 355mg
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Calcium 40mg
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Iron 1.8mg
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