A Thai Salad with Watermelon and Chicken Noddles

The salad has fresh herbs, touch of lime, add some fish sauce, and voilà a sweet and sour summer salad.

ยำแตงโมไก่ฉีก (Thai)

/yum tangmo sen mee kai cheek/

"Spicy Watermelon Salad 

with Shredded Chicken"

Serves 4

1 pound (455 g) organic, packaged in air not water, boneless chicken thighs 

6 cups (780 g) organic watermelon

2 Tbs. organi shallots, chopped

1 Tbs. (15 ml) each: fish and chili sauces

2 Tbs. (30 ml) each: organic lime juice and soy sauce or gluten-free liquid aminos

1 Tbs. (6 g) chopped ginger

1 tsp. (5 ml) sesame oil

Thai rice noodles (not gluten-free), substitute GF rice sticks, brown rice noodles, rice vermicelli, glass noodles, sweet potato or shirataki noodles

1 1/2 cups (195 g) organic carrots, julienned cut

1 cup (130 g) organic radish, sliced

chopped cilantro or parsley

sliced mint and organic green onions

organic peanuts, cut in half

organic lime wedges for garnish

หนึ่ง /nùeng/ ๑ 1. Grill the chicken for about 7 minutes on each side, inside temperature 165ºF/75ºC.

สอง /song/ ๒ 2. Let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing them into 1 inch/6 mm pieces.

สาม /sam/ ๓ 3. Place half of the cut watermelon in a blender, blend.

สี่ /see/ ๔ 4. Pour 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) of the juice into a saucepan.

ห้า /hah/ ๕ 5. Add shallots, chili, fish and soy/liquid amino sauces, lime juice, and ginger.

หก /hòke/ ๖ 6. Bring to a boil, reduce to medium and cook, uncovered for 25 minutes.

   Note: If using GF noodles, add little olive oil immediately after rinsing so they will not stick.

เจ็ด /jèd/ ๗ 7. Stir in the sesame oil, remove from heat, and let it cool.

แปด /ppaed/ ๘ 8. Cook the noodle as directed on the package. Rinse in cold water and drain.

เก้า /gaao/ ๙ 9. Place the noodles in a large bowl, add cooke chicken, carrots, radishes, cilantro/parsley, mint, and rest of the watermelon juice.

สิบ /sip/ ๑๐ 10. Toss in the  green onions, peanuts, rest of the watermelon sauce. Serve with lime wedges.

ทานให้อร่อยนะครับ polite form by male speaker

/taan hai a-roy na krap/

ทานให้อร่อยคะ polite form by female speaker 

/taan hai a-roy na ka/

Enjoy your meal!

Try some other salads: https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/search/label/salads

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Fajitas

Mixing Texas and Mexican ingredients = Tex-Mex American cuisine (aka Tejano). It once referred to steps of beef skirt steak, fajitas now are made with variety of fillings. Here is one with lots of spices! Add some of the bottom dishes, if you like for a ¡Una Cena Deliciosa! (A Delicious Dinner)

Preheat the oven to 390F (200C)

organic chicken thighs, sliced thinly

sliced organic red onions

slice three different colors of organic bell peppers

olive oil

organic lime juice

(gluten-free) organic tortilla shells

spices (adjust the amount to taste and amount of chicken):

suggestions:

2 tsp. (10 g) paprika
1 tsp. (5 g) each:

• coriander
• chili powder or cayenne pepper
• garlic powder
• cumin
• ginger
• oregano
• organic sugar
• Himalayan salt

Topicing:

• (dairy-free) cheese
• (DF) organic sour cream
• (DF) organic yogurt
• organic lettuce or spinach
• guacamole
• a salsa
• 
  

uno 1. Mix the spices.

dos 2. Marinade the chicken with a little olive oil and some lime juice for 15 minutes.

tres 3. Place the bell peppers and onions.

cuatro 4. Sprinkle spices over them, mix altogether.

cinco 5. Bake for 20 minutes.

seis 6. Cook the chicken with some oil, inside temperature of 165F/74C

siete 7. Place the vegetables and chicken in bowl.

ocho 8. Warm the tortillas. 

nueve 9. Serve

with Mexican Rice: https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2016/12/mexican-rice.html

and what about Mexican Cactus Salsa? https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2016/12/hola-mexican-cactus-salsa.html

Finish with Mexican Hot Chocolate: https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2016/02/mexican-hot-chocolate.html

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