Peanut, Chicken And Soba Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces dried soba noodles or 12 ounces other buckwheat noodles
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion (green tops only)
• 1 jalapeno, seeded,stem removed,and minced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips and lightly poached,and chilled
• 1 cucumber, peeled,seeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped roasted unsalted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• 2 add the noodles and cook until tender, about 7 minutes.
• 3 drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water.
• 4 drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• 5 toss with 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil, cover and refrigerate.
• 6 in the bowl of a food processor, combine 2 tablespoons of the green onions, the jalapenos, garlic, and ginger, and process on high speed.
• 7 add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, the peanut butter, soy sauce, chicken stock, cilantro, fish sauce, sherry, lime juice, sugar, and pepper flakes.
• 8 toss the sauce to taste with the noodles.
• 9 to serve, toss the noodles with the chicken strips, bell pepper, cucumber, peanuts, and remaining 2 tablespoons of green onions, and serve.