Simple Vietnamese food you can cook from home - New Day NW

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a vegetarian alternative.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: almonds

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and lower in cost.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity.

Fill a very large saucepan with boiling water, season with salt and add the chicken. Reduce to a simmer, cover and poach for 60-80 minutes until cooked through.

Reserve some pistachios to garnish, then mix together all the remaining dressing ingredients in a screw-topped jar and shake well.

To make the shallot pickle, mix the shallots with the vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside for about 20 minutes.

Mix the radishes, sugar snap peas and any other vegetables in a large salad bowl. Add the Vietnamese coriander.

When the chicken is cooked, leave to cool. Tear off the meat along the grain and season with pepper. Add this to the salad bowl along with the pickled shallots and its juices.

When ready to serve, toss the salad together with the dressing. Garnish with the coriander, pistachios and pomegranate seeds.

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