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Lemongrass chicken pasta salad

  • Time to make: 30 mins, plus marinating
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons lemongrass paste
  • 4cm piece fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Salad
  • 200g pasta (tortiglioni, penne or spirals)
  • 1 ½ cup corn kernels
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup semi-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • ⅓ cup sultanas
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
  • ⅓ cup fresh coriander or fresh basil, roughly chopped, plus extra, to garnish
  • 3 tablespoons flaked almonds
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Mix chicken with lemongrass paste, ginger, oil and lemon juice. Leave to marinate for at least an hour or overnight. 

    2 Pan-fry marinated chicken until golden. Set aside to cool slightly.

    3 Cook pasta until tender, almost draining, but keeping 4 tablespoons of cooking water (this stops the pasta from sticking). Transfer to a large bowl. 

    4 Add the remaining salad ingredients to the pasta. Toss to combine.

    5 Break chicken into chunks and add to salad. Season with pepper. Serve warm or chilled, garnished with fresh herbs.

    Variations

    • You can use any shape of pasta with this salad but a chunky one such as tortiglioni adds great texture.
    • Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check the lemongrass paste is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    When marinating chicken, use a non-metallic dish (to avoid a metallic taste). Cover and chill in the fridge. The longer the chicken is marinated, the more intense the flavour.

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