Asian summer chicken slaw

By Executive Chef Dibyendu Roy

  • Marinate the chicken breast with salt and pepper and keep it aside.
  • Take a pot and make a stock with salt, white pepper and star anise.
  • Cook the chicken breast in the stock for 10-12min. Be mindful of over cooking.
  • Once the chicken breast is cooked take it out and dip into ice water to stop over cooking.
  • Take a pan and sauté some ginger and garlic on a very slow flame.
  • Once the mixture start changing colour remove from fire and cool it down.
  • Take a bowl and add the ginger garlic mixture, salad oil, soya sauce, sesame paste and mix them well. Finish with freshly squeezed lemon juice.
  • Take the chilled chicken breast, slice it and mix it with this dressing, add some finely chopped minted with it.
  • Take cherry tomato – sliced in half, sprouts and mix it with the basil & mint leaves and some light soya sauce.
  • Check the seasoning.
  • Slice the avocado and mix it with the same dressing,
  • Serve the marinated chicken on top of slice cucumber, avocado and tomato salad on side
  • Sprinkle sesame seeds and chopped spring onion.
  • Drizzle some light soya sauce.
  • Serve Cold.

Ingredients:

  • Medium size chicken breast - 300gm
  • Ripped avocado pitted - 100gm
  • Cherry tomato - 50gm
  • Cucumber - 100gm
  • Beans Sprout - 50gm
  • Ginger - 40gm
  • Garlic - 30gm
  • Star anise seed - 4-5 no
  • Light soya sauce - 2-3 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 2-no
  • Sesame paste - 2 tsp
  • Mint and basil leaves - 20gm
  • Green onion - 10gm
  • Sesame seeds - For garnish
  • Salad oil - 100ml
  • Salt and white pepper - As per required