Skinnymixer's Asian Herb Salad

Name: Thermomix recipe: Skinnymixer's Asian Herb Salad
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 cm ginger; 1 large green chilli, deseeded, roughly chopped; 2 large bunches fresh thai basil; 1 Bunch fresh mint; Large handful fresh coriander; 60 Grams oil of choice; 1 Tablespoon tamari (or soy sauce, liquid aminos, coconut aminos); 1 Teaspoon lemon juice; 4 apples, peeled and quartered; 200 Grams water; 20 Grams coconut sugar; 500 Grams chicken breast, cubed; 1-2 thinly sliced shallots (small brown onion); 250 Grams bean sprouts; Bunches fresh watercress (or lettuce); 80 Grams almonds slivered

Serves 4 Rated: Print

A delicious Asian inspired salad to bring a fresh crunch to any meal. Great as a lunch, cue the crusty bread! Thanks Thermomix. You did it again.

Well Nikalene and I have been friends for ages and to get her recipe on here should not have taken this long, but OH HOW BUSY ARE WE??? Between us we are churning out cookbooks for all of your fave thermo blenders as fast as we possibly can. Nikalene is an all round cult figure and if you haven’t met the force that is her, you better head on over to her Facebook page, blog, Instagram account and find out what you’re missing. She not only is a fantastic recipe creator, she is an inspiration to so many because of her outstanding attitude towards her weight loss journey and she is so willing to help others in this way. She is charming, funny and a great (skinny) cook, as well as talented photographer. Thanks for this lovely fresh recipe Nik. (See you soon at something or other...I’m sure!!)

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Need

Asian Pesto
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cm ginger
1 large green chilli, deseeded, roughly chopped
2 large bunches fresh thai basil
1 Bunch fresh mint
Large handful fresh coriander
60 Grams oil of choice
1 Tablespoon tamari (or soy sauce, liquid aminos, coconut aminos)
1 Teaspoon lemon juice
Apple Sauce
4 apples, peeled and quartered
200 Grams water
20 Grams coconut sugar
Salad
500 Grams chicken breast, cubed
1-2 thinly sliced shallots (small brown onion)
250 Grams bean sprouts
Bunches fresh watercress (or lettuce)
80 Grams almonds slivered

Do

1: Place garlic, ginger and chilli into Thermomix bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 9.
2: Add fresh herbs to Thermomix bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 9 using spatula to assist. Scrape down sides of bowl.
3: Add remaining pesto ingredients and blend 5 sec/speed 5. Set pesto aside, retaining 1 tbsp of pesto in the bowl.
4: Add chicken to Thermomix bowl and coat with pesto 5 sec/Reverse/speed 3. Place chicken onto Varoma tray.
5: Without washing the Thermomix bowl, add apple sauce ingredients and blend 10 sec/speed 6.
6: Place Varoma into position and steam 17 min/Varoma/speed 2.
7: Set apple sauce aside and without washing the bowl, place steamed chicken into Thermomix bowl. Shred chicken 2-3 sec/Reverse/speed 4. The chicken should remain fairly chunky.
8: Allow apple sauce and chicken to cool for a few minutes, then in a large bowl place reserved pesto, ¼ to ½ apple sauce, chicken and salad ingredients. Combine well.
9: Serve with extra soy sauce to taste.

Omit the chicken for a vegetarian version.

Use left over apple sauce with roast pork or make the salad again :) It will keep in the fridge for 4 days.

Visit your local Asian grocer - you will pay roughly $1 per large bunch of fresh herbs, making this a very budget friendly meal!

Skinnymixers is an active blog, Facebook group and Facebook page, dedicated to sharing healthy thermal cooking recipes and discussing diet and lifestyle choices. Our Facebook group has over 43,000 members and is one of the largest and most active healthy recipe and lifestyle groups. We would love to have you join us :) Nikalene Riddle is a full time criminology and criminal justice student and recipe developer in Adelaide, South Australia. She loves inspiring people to cook healthy and delicious food. For her, there is nothing more rewarding than helping people to see that this is actually achievable! Nikalene is also a devoted mum of two: Leilani and Patrick. She has been married to her husband, Michael, for 5 years and she has four sisters and a brother. My name is Nikalene Riddle, and my business is Skinnymixers. I am a 29 year old working from home mum of two: Leilani and Patrick; thermal cooker recipe developer; and Thermomix cookbook author. I am passionate about creating healthy food which tastes fantastic, and I promote this through ‘Skinnymixers’ – the largest Facebook group for Thermomix (and other brands). We focus on healthy recipes and lifestyle discussions, and I have lost over 38kg in the process. You can read more about my story here. Recently I had the honour of being given the 2015 St. George Bank AusMumpreneur Influencer Award – something I never would’ve been able to achieve without the support from my incredible community of Skinnymixers. Skinnymixers started out as a necessity for the health of my family, and has grown into something much greater than I could have ever dreamed: I am now inspiring others to strive for health.