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Spicy chicken larb-style salad recipe

Spicy chicken larb-style salad recipe

5 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Larb is a popular Thai salad that's made with mince. This chicken version is flavoured with lemongrass and ginger, then served on a bed of crunchy lettuce and cucumber. Refreshing and a little spicy, this is a lovely salad for those warmer summer months. See method

  • Serves 2
  • Takes 25 mins
  • 425 calories / serving
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • ½ tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500g pack chicken mince
  • 100g green beans, halved
  • knob fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped
  • ½-1 red chilli (depending how hot you like it), finely chopped
  • 1 lime, ½ zested and juiced, ½ cut into quarters to serve
  • 3 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 15g fresh mint, leaves finely chopped
  • 15g fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 1 Little Gem lettuce, leaves separated
  • ⅓ cucumber, finely sliced into batons
  • crispy onions, to serve
If you don't have any limes, try a lemon instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1785kj
    425kcal     21%

  • Fat

    18g 26%

  • Saturates

    4g 19%

  • Sugars

    7g 8%

  • Salt

    3.1g 51%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 12.9g Protein 51.1g Fibre 3.7g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high heat and add the chicken mince. Fry for 5-6 mins until starting to turn crispy. You might need to drain the fat/juices from the mince, then return to the pan to get it crispy. Add the green beans for the final 2 mins.
  2. Turn the heat down to medium and add the ginger, garlic, lemongrass and chilli. Cook for 2-3 mins until fragrant.
  3. Stir in the lime zest and juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and the mint and coriander. Cook for a couple more mins.
  4. Arrange the lettuce leaves and cucumber batons in bowls and divide the larb between the bowls. Top with crispy onions and a lime wedge and serve immediately.

See more Summer salad recipes

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