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Ingredients
Asian Spinach Salad with Chicken Fillet
- Ingredients
- 7 ozs Chicken breasts
- salt
- peppers
- 5 Tbsps vegetable oil
- 4 ozs Water chestnut (canned)
- ½ Asian pear
- 1 bunch scallions
- 6 sprigs cilantro
- ½ Lime
- 1 Tbsp Peanut butter
- 2 Tbsps Rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 5 ozs baby Spinach
- 1 Tbsp Shelled peanut
Rinse chicken breast thoroughly, pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet. Fry chicken on each side for about 3 minutes. Then pour in hot water, to just cover bottom of skillet with liquid. Cover and cook for an additional 4 minutes over medium heat, pouring in additional water if necessary. Remove chicken from pan and let cool on a plate.
Drain water chestnuts and chop coarsely.
Peel the Asian pear if desired, or rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. Remove seeds and cut into cubes.
Trim scallions, rinse, drain and cut into thin rings. Rinse cilantro, shake dry, pluck and chop coarsely.
Squeeze lime. Whisk together peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon lime juice, salt and pepper in a bowl. Add sesame oil and remaining oil.
Cut chicken breast into cubes. Mix scallions, cilantro, diced pears, water chestnuts and half of the vinaigrette and let stand for about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, trim spinach, rinse and spin dry. To serve, mix spinach with remaining dressing. Transfer to plates and top with chicken. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve immediately.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 545 cal. | (26 %) | ||
| Protein | 31 g | (32 %) | ||
| Fat | 36 g | (31 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 21 g | (14 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 8.5 g | (28 %) |
Healthy, because
The exotically spiced salad improves strength with the chicken breast beinf rich in white and the leaf spinach providing iron, which is needed for the transport of oxygen in the blood. Vitamin B1 and magnesium help against stress and are also found in considerable amounts.
Even smarter
Cold pressed, unrefined safflower oil is particularly recommended for salad dressing (vinaigrette), as it contains a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, which balance cholesterol levels, and particularly high levels of vitamin E, which neutralises free radicals.