Peanut Chicken Soba Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups water
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 black peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce (such as lee kum kee)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups cooked soba noodles (about 4 oz. uncooked)
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 4 teaspoons chopped dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
• lime wedge (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
• 2 cover, remove from heat, and let stand 15 minutes or until chicken is done.
• 3 remove chicken from pan, and discard peppercorns, bay leaf, and cooking liquid.
• 4 shred chicken, place in a large bowl.
• 5 combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients (vinegar through salt), stirring with a whisk.
• 6 pour over chicken, let stand 5 minutes.
• 7 add soba noodles and the next 4 ingredients (noodles through chopped basil) to chicken mixture, and toss well.
• 8 sprinkle with peanuts and garnish with lime slices if desired.