Fantastic Thai (ish) Chicken Salad

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Well, I wanted to make something that could be eaten cold so that DP and I could eat separately without one of us ending up with cold dinner whilst holding the baby - although Euan decided that tonight was the night he'd sleep through dinner and we got to have it together... YAY!

Anyhoo, I also had a whole bunch of vegies in the fridge so this is what I came up with:

Thai Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

2 x chicken breasts

Marinade:
Juice of 1/2 lime
Juice of 1/2 lemon
A good splash of soy sauce (so that it balances nicely with the citrus juice)

about 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
1.5 finely chopped kaffir lime leaves

Dressing
As per the marinade, but with only about 1 tsp ginger

Salad
1 packet cellophane (mung-bean thread) noodles
handful of yellow pear tomatoes
1 lebanese cucumber - sliced
1 carrot, shredded
handful of bean shoots
1 small head broccoli, cut into small florets and blanched / cooked until still crunchy
about 10 beans, chopped and blanched
about 10-15 snow peas, blanched
1 mango, chopped
1/2 small bunch coriander, chopped

Marinate chicken breasts for at least 1 hour. Grill/bbq until cooked (brush with marinade whilst cooking if desired, discard any remaining marinade when done), rest for a couple of minutes, then slice thinly.

Cook noodles according to instructions. Toss with remaining salad ingredients, chicken, and dressing.

Enjoy!

ETA - this is a momentous occasion - it's the first proper meal that I've been able to cook since Euan was born! (Although DP has just pointed out that he did cook the chicken on the BBQ so I suppose he deserves some credit...)