Bang Bang Chicken Salad

Name: Bang Bang Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, skinless; 3 cloves garlic; 2 cm (1 inch) ginger; 2 stalks scallion, lightly smashed; salt; black pepper; 2 tsp sichuan peppercorn, toasted; 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 2 tbsp sesame paste; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp chinese black vinegar; 3 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup chilli oil; 1/2 cucumber, julienned; 0.5 kohlrabi, julienned; 2 stalks scallions, julienned

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 30min

A tangy, spicy, and healthy chicken salad perfect for any occasion.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:42:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories444 kcal (22%)

Total Fat34.9 g (50%)

Carbs15.5 g (6%)

Sugars8.4 g (9%)

Protein18.2 g (36%)

Sodium823.7 mg (41%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

Chicken

Step 1

Season chicken with salt and black pepper. Place it in a sous-vide bag (zip-loc works) with 3 smashed cloves of garlic, 2 smashed scallions, and 2 cm of smashed ginger.

Zip Top Bag

ginger2 cm

scallion2 stalks

cloves garlic3

chicken breasts2

salt

black pepper

Step 2

Sous vide chicken at 65 C (150 F) for 1.5 hours, then immediately chill in an ice bath. Alternatively, you can add all the ingredients from step 1 into some heavily salted water and boil the chicken for 10 minutes until cooked through.

Salad Dressing

Step 3

(Optional) Toast sichuan peppercorns and sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat until fragrant (about 1 min).

Pan

sichuan peppercorn2 tsp

sesame seeds2 Tbsp

Step 4

Roughly grind sichuan pepper corns and sesame seeds in a mortar and pestle. Then combine with sugar, sesame paste, soy sauce, vinegar, grated garlic and chilli oil in a bowl. Adjust seasoning with salt and sugar if necessary.

sichuan peppercorn2 tsp

sesame seeds2 Tbsp

sesame paste2 Tbsp

sugar2 Tbsp

soy sauce2 Tbsp

chinese black vinegar2 Tbsp

chilli oil½ cup

cloves garlic3

Assemble Salad

Step 5

Peel the kohlrabi, then julienne it along with the cucumber and scallions. You can rinse and dry the scallions in ice water to dull the flavor if you don't want it too onion-y.

Step 6

Remove your chicken from the sous-vide bag and shred it.

Step 7

Assemble salad onto a plate by layering chicken, cucumber, kohlrabi, and scallions. Then drizzle the dressing all over. (Or you can just toss it all together in a bowl). Enjoy!