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Chicken Statay Salad with Mascarpone-Peanut Dressing |
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(serves four)
 Try squeezing blood orange juice over this dish while eating! Chicken thighs, boneless, cut into strips - 6 each
Diakon radish, roughly chopped - 1 each
Baby bok choy - 4 heads
Lettuce, green leaf - 12 leaves
Peanuts, dry roasted - ½ cup
Pepper, fresh ground - to taste
Kosher salt - to taste
8 Wooden Skewers soaked in water for 1 hour
Marinade
Limejuice, fresh - 1 lime
Soy sauce - ¼ cup
Garlic, minced - 1 clove
Ginger, fresh, minced - 1 teaspoon
Crushed red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Scallions (green onions), whole, thinly sliced - 2 each
Vinaigrette
Seasoned rice vinegar - ½ tablespoon
Limejuice, fresh - ½ lime
Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
Peanut Sauce
Mascarpone, room temperature - ½ cup
Peanut butter, room temperature - ¼ cup
Warm water, as needed - 3 tablespoons
Soy sauce - ½ tablespoon
Skewer chicken strips onto wooden skewers and place into a baking dish. Mix together all marinade ingredients and pour over chicken. Marinade for ½ hour, turning frequently. Grill or broil till done, allow to sit for five minutes before serving.
Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces. Toss lettuce, whole baby bok choy, radish and peanuts with vinaigrette and arrange on center of plates. Lay two skewers of chicken satay over greens on each plate and drizzle with peanut sauce. Garnish with blood orange wedges.
Buon Appetito!
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