Bang Bang Turkey Salad
Need something fresh, healthy and tasty after the holiday? This fast-assembled salad is nothing more than shredded turkey under a satay-like sauce of peanut butter, chile bean and Chinese vinegar, with some shredded lettuce and chopped cucumbers. From Nigella Lawson
Ingredients
For the Bang Bang Sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 2 tbsp Chinese chili bean sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 1/2 tbsp Chinese vinegar
For the salad
- 6 cups lettuce finely shredded
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup fresh mint
- 3 cups cold turkey shredded
- 1 each scallion halved and sliced
- 1 each Persian Cucumber sliced and julienned
Instructions
Make the sauce
- In a small mixing bowl, combine sauce ingredients with 2 tbsp cold water, and mix until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until needed, up to two weeks
Assemble the salad
- In a small bowl, combine turkey with 4 tablespoons Bang Bang sauce, and toss until well coated.
- Arrange turkey strips in a rough line down center of salad.
- Top turkey with scallions and cucumber.
- Drizzle with more sauce, or place sauce in a bowl to pass at table.
Notes
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