Asian greens, chicken and snow pea salad

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 150g snow peas, halved diagonally lengthways
• 1 barbecued chicken
• 1 large Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 100g baby Asian salad greens

• Lime dressing

• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar

Method

1. Blanch snow peas in a small saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute. Refresh under cold water. Drain. Pat dry with paper towels. Place into a large bowl.

2. Remove skin and flesh from chicken. Discard skin and bones. Shred flesh. Add to snow peas with cucumber, onion, coriander and salad greens.

3. Make dressing: Combine all ingredients, and salt and pepper in a screw-top jar. Shake until well combined. Pour over salad. Gently toss to combine. Serve.

Notes

• Shortcut: Place washed snow peas into a microwave-safe bag. Twist top to secure. Microwave for 1 minute on HIGH (100%) power or until bright green.

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Candy Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups candy-coated chocolate pieces
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups milk

Directions

1. Combine whipped topping, condensed milk, sugar, vanilla, candy and salt in the freezer canister of an ice cream maker, stir. Insert paddle, and fill with enough milk to reach 1 inch from top of canister (may be more or less than 2 cups). Freeze according to manufacturer's directions. (To freeze without an ice cream maker, use a 2 quart plastic container, fill with milk to two inches from the top and freeze in freezer, stirring every 15 minutes until hard.)

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 1223 | Total Fat: 48.7g | Cholesterol: 54mg