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Japanese chicken noodle salad

3
Points® value
Total Time
15 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
A complete meal-in-a-pot, this salad is just as good eaten hot or cold. To serve warm, mix the spinach leaves into the noodles, then microwave until heated through.

Ingredients

Blue Dragon Wholewheat Noodles

75 g

Carrots, raw

1 medium, peeled and cut into 3 chunks, then each chunk cut into fine strips

Spring Onions

3 medium, sliced thinly

Red pepper

½ medium, deseeded and sliced thinly

Chicken breast, skinless, grilled

90 g, shredded

Spinach

2 portion(s)

Basil, fresh

12 leaf/leaves

Miso

2 tablespoon(s)

Sesame Oil

½ teaspoon(s)

Chilli flakes

1 pinch

Instructions

  1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil and cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain and rinse under cold running water. Leave to drain.
  2. To make the dressing, mix the instant miso with 4 tablespoons of boiling water. Stir in the sesame oil and chilli flakes, if using, and set to one side.
  3. Put the noodles in a large bowl with the carrot, spring onions, red pepper and chicken. Pour the dressing over the top and turn until everything is coated.
  4. Put a bed of spinach leaves in each lidded container. Divide the noodle salad between the containers and top with the basil leaves, then cover with the lids. Store in the fridge until ready to eat.

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