3cupscooked and cooled Jasmine ricefrom 1 cup uncooked rice
2tablespoonstamari
1tablespoonrice wine vinegar
1teaspoonhoney
2teaspoonssesame oil
1clovegarlicminced
600gramschicken thighdiced
2tablespoonscorn flour
¼teaspoonfinely ground sea salt
cracked black pepper to taste
2tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
Cilantro Tahini Lime Dressing
35mllime juice
2tablespoonstahini unhulled
2teaspoonsfish sauce
½cupfresh cilantroloosely packed
2tablespoonswater
1teaspoonhoney
1tablespoonolive oil extra virgin
Salad
½headice burg lettuceshredded
2Lebanese cucumberscut into thin rounds
handfulfresh mint leaves
3stalksspring onionsfinely sliced
200gramsedamame beansabout 1 cup
1/3 cuptoasted cashewschopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven grill to 200°C. Once preheated, place a large baking tray into the oven to heat for 5 minutes.
Add the cooked and cooled rice to a large mixing bowl. In a separate smaller bowl whisk together the tamari, rice wine vinegar, honey, sesame oil and garlic. Pour the sauce over the rice and toss to coat all the rice evenly. Tip the rice out onto the prepared baking tray and spread out into a thin even layer. Place into the oven to bake for 14 minutes, tossing half way to evenly cook.
Meanwhile, prepare the chicken. Add the chicken to a large mixing bowl along with the corn flour, salt and pepper. Toss to coat chicken evenly.
Heat a large frying pan to a medium heat. Add the olive oil and then the chicken, making sure that the chicken is spread out and not touching each other. You may need to cook the chicken in 2-3 batches depending on the size of your pan. Cook the chicken until golden on all sides. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate and repeat this process until all the chicken is cooked.
Next, make the dressing. Add the lime juice, tahini, cilantro, water, honey, olive oil and salt to a bullet blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy.
To assemble the salad, add the fried chicken, shredded lettuce, sliced cucumbers, diced avocado, mint leaves, spring onions and edamame beans to a large salad bowl. Drizzle with the cilantro lime dressing and toss to coat evenly. Top the salad with the crispy rice and chopped cashews.
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Notes
Nutrition facts are an estimate only.Meal Prep Tips
If adding avocado, to prevent avocado going brown, leave avocado out if meal prepping and add in fresh on the day of eating.
Make the salad in a large bowl as per the instructions but leave the dressing off. Divide between four airtight containers and divide the salad dressing between four smaller salad dressing containers and pack with the salads. This is to stop the lettuce from going soggy from sitting in the dressing.