Mushroom and Shredded Chicken Salad

bluemoon downunder's Note:

A quick to prepare Asian-influenced salad which could be served as a main course or a side dish, from 'tossed: 200 fast, fresh and fabulous salads'. If any of your mushrooms are particularly large, quarter them or chop them to an appropriate size. Ideal for making on a busy week-night with a takeaway - or take out - roasted chicken. BTW, 7 oz = 200g; 14 oz = 400g. The lime and soy dressing could be made in advance.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 7 ounces button mushrooms
• 7 ounces mushrooms, mixed, such as Swiss brown and shiitake, larger ones halved
• 14 ounces chicken, cooked, warm, shredded
• 7 ounces mixed salad greens

LIME AND SOY DRESSING

• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Directions:

1. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan, add the mushrooms and cook over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes, or until the mushrooms have softened; toss the mushrooms in a large bowl with the shredded chicken.
2. Combine all the lime and soy dressing ingredients in a small jug or bowl, mix well and pour two-thirds of the dressing over the warm mushrooms.
3. Arrange the salad leaves in a serving dish and toss through the remaining dressing; top with the chicken and mushrooms and serve warm.

Reviews

[Cheese Head]

Excellent! Even my husband - Mr. Ranch dressing and croutons loved it and said he'd gladly have it again. Used chili sauce (didn't have the sweet) and added green onions and slivered almonds. Thanks!

[I'mPat]

WOW not only delicious but very filling. I scaled this back to 1 serve and used porterbello mushrooms which I thickly sliced. I didn't have lime so had to used lemon juice but it was very tasty and very filling. I used a mix of baby salad leaves, a little grated carrot and some cherry tomatoes halved, a great lunch, thank you bluemoon downunder, made for ZAAR STARS TAG GAME.

[Lainey6605]

I really liked this salad. I'm not a big fan of Asian food, but I enjoyed this one. It was simple to make and tasted great. Thanks for sharing. Made for Gimme 5 tag.