Thai Cucumber Salad w/ Chicken
Salad dressing:
7 T. seasoned rice vinegar
2 T. water
1 tsp. ground chili paste
(I add 2 - 4 pkgs of Splenda to this dressing.)
Salad:
2 English cucumbers, peeled & halved lengthwise, sliced thin
1/2 sm. yellow onion, thinly sliced (I use Walla Walla sweets)
2 Roma tomatoes, halved, seeded, thinly sliced
10 fresh mint leaves
6 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped
2 T. roasted peanuts, chopped, for garnish (I don't use - bleh, peanuts!)
Combine dressing ingredients in a bowl, toss. Set aside for 15 min. Top w/ peanuts if desired. Serves 4.
Chicken:
1/2 chicken breast
1 T. fish sauce
1/2 tsp. chili paste
2 T. canola oil
2 pkg Splenda
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Cut chicken breast in 1/2 lengthwise and then in strips. Put all ingredients in large zip bag and mix together, add chicken and marinate 15 - 20 min. Cook on bbq grill til done. Serve w/ cucumber salad. Add more roma tomatoes if desired.
Does this recipe sound weird to you? Don't think it is... give it a try. Remember - my kids give it a 9 out of 10 w/ 10 being the best. :)
