Name: Pawpaw chicken Thai salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pawpaw chicken thai salad; 1/2 iceberg lettuce, shredded; 1 small pawpaw, peeled, seeded, sliced; 1 cup bean sprouts; 1/2 barbecued chicken, skin removed, flesh shredded; 4 green onions, sliced; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; mint leaves, sliced green onion, to serve; Dressing; 2 lemons, juice; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce; 2 teaspoon sesame oil

Pawpaw chicken Thai salad

This particular salad is traditionally made with finely shredded papaya, and lots of fresh chilli. Made here with pawpaw, we've added tender shredded chicken and a wonderfully zesty dressing to recreate a classic Thai dish with a tasty twist.

Ingredients

Pawpaw chicken thai salad

1/2 iceberg lettuce, shredded

1 small pawpaw, peeled, seeded, sliced

1 cup bean sprouts

1/2 barbecued chicken, skin removed, flesh shredded

4 green onions, sliced

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

mint leaves, sliced green onion, to serve

Dressing

2 lemons, juice

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

2 teaspoon sesame oil

Method

Pawpaw chicken thai salad

1.In serving bowl, toss together lettuce, pawpaw, sprouts, chicken and onion. Cover and chill until required.

2.To make dressing: in a jug, whisk all ingredients together. Drizzle over salad just before serving. Serve salad with mint and green onion.

You can use barbecued duck in place of chicken. Mango can be used in place of pawpaw. For extra crunch, add some chopped nuts over the salad before serving.
Note

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Ingredients

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Pawpaw chicken thai salad

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