CHICKEN NOODLE SALAD

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Cheer up a chicken salad by adding fresh mint, crunchy cucumber and rice noodles for a simple side dish you can make in a flash

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Buffet, Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Side dish, Snack, Starter, Supper

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

250g pack thin rice noodle
2 cooked skinless chicken breasts , shredded
½ cucumber , halved and sliced
3 spring onions , sliced
1 red chilli , finely chopped
4 tbsp soy or fish sauce
zest and juice 1 lime
2 tsp sugar
20g pack mint , leaves only, roughly chopped

Steps:

Soak the noodles for 5 mins in boiling water or according to pack instructions, until softened. Drain, then cool under a running tap. Drain again well, then tip into a large bowl along with the chicken, cucumber, spring onions and chilli.
Mix together the soy or fish sauce, lime zest and juice and sugar, then pour over the noodles. Toss through the mint leaves and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calories, Fat 2 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 56 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 2.83 milligram of sodium