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Sabrina Ghayour’s chicken and cucumber salad

Sabrina Ghayour's chicken and cucumber salad.

Sabrina Ghayour
Sat Aug 6 2022 - 04:00
Serves: 2
Course: salad
Prep Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 large cucumber, peeled and cut into thin batons or strips using a vegetable peeler
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded (or use chicken thigh or leg meat)
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally from root to tip
  • 1 tsp pul biber chilli flakes
  • Handful of salted peanuts or cashew nuts
  • Handful of fresh coriander leaves
  • Maldon sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
  • For the dressing:
  • 1 heaped tbsp tahini
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 heaped tsp clear honey

1. Arrange the cucumber, chicken and spring onions on a large platter, and season with a little salt and pepper.

2. Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and drizzle over the salad.

3. Sprinkle with the pul biber, scatter over the nuts and coriander leaves and serve. This needs no accompaniment.

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