Satay Chicken with Salad and Noodles

The title makes this dish sound like a load stuff, that doesn’t go together, has been shoved together but trust me it does -  just think of it as a Thai salad.  Contrasting flavours and textures is what this dish is all about with some tasty chicken thrown into the mix. Now sit back, buckle in, then unbuckle, stand up and put some pans on the hob.

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  What you need for two:

  
  

  A couple of chicken thighs
  

  • A salad bag
  • Asparagus
  • A carrot
  • Peanuts
  • 2 tbsp of crunchy peanut butter
  • A thumb size piece of ginger 
  • A cucumber 
  • A portion of rice noodles 
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp of light soy source
  • 2 tbsp of chilli sauce
  • 2 tbsp of sesame oil
  • A lime
  • 2 fat garlic cloves
  • A couple of spring onions
  • Parsley/coriander

   

  How to make it:

  
  

  1. Start with the chicken marinade; pour into a bowl the honey, peanut butter and 1 tbsp of the chilli sauce, sesame oil and light soy. To this liquidish stuff grate in peeled ginger, zest of a lime and crushed garlic. Cut up the chicken into strips and throw them in your marinade.
  2. While the chicken is marinating make the salad dressing by pouring in 1 tbsp of chilli sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce and a big old squeeze of lime to taste.
  3. Turn on the grill and skewer the chicken using two skewers per kebab - the two skewers enable you to turn the meat when cooking to ensure an even grilling. Cook the meat until golden all over. You can further check that their cooked by cutting into the chicken pieces - they should be white and opaque in colour.
  4. While the chicken is grilling, cook your noodles according to the packet instructions.
  5. Season your asparagus and griddle it until it starts to pick up some colour. Toast off some peanuts and crush them. Finish by skinning a carrot and speed peel it.  
  6. Assemble your salad with salad leaves, asparagus, diced cumber and carrot. Pour over some dressing, setting the rest aside for the noodles, toss the salad, and finish with the crushed peanuts. On a nice board assemble the dish; drained noodles in one corner, salad in the middle and the satay chicken kebab placed on top.