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Vermicelli Chicken Salad


This is a lazy man's one-dish meal, quick and easy to prepare, fuss-free.  I just marinated the chicken legs with some sauces,  cooked them in a non-stick pan, cooked the vermicelli, added a sprinkling of carrot, cucumber and greens,  squeezed on some lime juice for that tangy taste and it's done!


Recipe for Vermicelli Chicken Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken legs, cut into 2 pieces
  • 100 gm vermicelli or more, soaked and cooked in hot water
  • 3 Tbsp chilli sauce
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 3 tsp brown sugar
  • Carrot, cucumber, some lettuce, red chilli and lime
Method
  1. Marinate the chicken pieces with the sauces and brown sugar for about 2 hours.
  2. Heat up some oil in a non-stick pan and cook the chicken till tender.
  3. Meanwhile blanch the vermicelli in a pot of boiling water, drain well.
  4. Cut up the carrot and cucumber into match stick sizes and mix with the vermicelli.  Toss in some lettuce and red chilli.
  5. Drizzle on some sauces from the chicken.
  6. Serve the salad with some lime.




Comments

  1. This makes a perfect weekday dinner, Cheah. Yum!

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    1. Yes, easy and not much cleaning up in the kitchen!

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  2. Cheah, that's what I like - simple and good!

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    1. Yes, I look forward to such simple to prepare recipes.

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  3. Would be perfect for me.. I am lazy..usually :D

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  4. I know I will love this dish , so easy and yet soooo good .

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  5. Hi Cheah, I like this fuss free and healthy salad. I don't mind to have it everyday!

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  6. Really interesting sharing your shared recipe is simple and easy to cook. I must try this recipe during my USA trip with bestbustour. Because I am going to USA in next month with my friends and look forward to such simple recipe.

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