Shredded Chicken Salad with Creamy Japanese Style Dressing

chicken salad
Serves: 4
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes

No boring salads here. This one is restaurant quality with plenty of flavour and no onion or garlic in sight! 

From Bon Appétit by Bryant Ng

 
ingredients

4 slices lean, short cut bacon

120 g 4.2 oz

Fresh ginger, peeled and finely cut into matchsticks

10 g 0.4 oz

1⅓  tbsp soy sauce

20 g 0.7 oz

1⅓  tbsp tahini

20 g 0.7 oz

1⅓  tbsp miso paste

20 g 0.7 oz

2 tsp fish sauce

10 g 0.4 oz

¾ tsp sesame oil

4 g 0.1 oz

1 tsp white sugar

5 g 0.2 oz

2½  tbsp lemon juice

40 g 1.4 oz

½ cup whole egg mayonnaise (if store-bought, check that no onion or garlic added)

115 g 4.1 oz

Salt and pepper, to season

1 small BBQ (Rotisserie) chicken, skin and stuffing removed and shredded

1000 g 35.3 oz

4 cups shredded cos or Iceberg lettuce

300 g 10.6 oz

2½  tbsp chives, chopped

8 g 0.3 oz

Toasted sesame seeds for serving

Method

  1. Pan fry bacon in a non-stick pan until cooked to your liking. Transfer onto paper towel to cool and then slice thinly.

  2. Cook ginger in a small saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute, Drain and rinse under cold water; set aside.

  3. Whisk soy sauce, tahini, miso, fish sauce, sesame oil, sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth.

  4. Place mayonnaise into a larger bowel and whisk until smooth. Gradually pour in the soy sauce mixture and whisk until combined. You may need to add a tablespoon or 2 of water to thin our the dressing. You want the dressing to be the consistency of thickened cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

  5. Toss the chicken and 1/2 the dressing in a large bowl to coat. Add the lettuce and bacon and the rest of the dressing.

  6. Serve on a large plate and sprinkle the ginger, chives and sesame seeds on top.


Hints

  • Dressing can be made 1 day ahead, just keep in the fridge.

Nutrition Information (per serve)
Energy 2294 Kj / 548 cal
Protein 47.00g
Carbohydrates 3.40g
Sugar 2.80g
Total Fat 38.20g
Saturated Fat 6.30g
Fibre 2.80g
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Shredded Chicken Salad with Creamy Japanese Style Dressing

No boring salads here. This one is restaurant quality with plenty of flavour and no onion or garlic in sight! 

From Bon Appétit by Bryant Ng

Serves: 4 Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 15 minutes
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Ingredients Metric Imperial
4 slices lean, short cut bacon 120 g 4.20 oz
Fresh ginger, peeled and finely cut into matchsticks 10 g 0.40 oz
1 tbsp soy sauce 20 g 0.70 oz
1 tbsp tahini 20 g 0.70 oz
1 tbsp miso paste 20 g 0.70 oz
2 tsp fish sauce 10 g 0.40 oz
¾ tsp sesame oil 4 g 0.10 oz
1 tsp white sugar 5 g 0.20 oz
2 tbsp lemon juice 40 g 1.40 oz
½ cup whole egg mayonnaise (if store-bought, check that no onion or garlic added) 115 g 4.10 oz
Salt and pepper, to season
1 small BBQ (Rotisserie) chicken, skin and stuffing removed and shredded 1000 g 35.30 oz
4 cups shredded cos or Iceberg lettuce 300 g 10.60 oz
2 tbsp chives, chopped 8 g 0.30 oz
Toasted sesame seeds for serving

Method

  1. Pan fry bacon in a non-stick pan until cooked to your liking. Transfer onto paper towel to cool and then slice thinly.

  2. Cook ginger in a small saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute, Drain and rinse under cold water; set aside.

  3. Whisk soy sauce, tahini, miso, fish sauce, sesame oil, sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth.

  4. Place mayonnaise into a larger bowel and whisk until smooth. Gradually pour in the soy sauce mixture and whisk until combined. You may need to add a tablespoon or 2 of water to thin our the dressing. You want the dressing to be the consistency of thickened cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

  5. Toss the chicken and 1/2 the dressing in a large bowl to coat. Add the lettuce and bacon and the rest of the dressing.

  6. Serve on a large plate and sprinkle the ginger, chives and sesame seeds on top.

Hints

  • Dressing can be made 1 day ahead, just keep in the fridge.

Nutrition Information (per serve)
Energy2294 Kj / 548 cal
Protein47.00g
Carbohydrates3.40g
Sugar2.80g
Total Fat38.20g
Saturated Fat6.30g
Fibre2.80g
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