Asian Chicken Salad with Bok Choy

Name: Asian Chicken Salad with Bok Choy
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 whole bone-in chicken breast (about 1 pound); 4 heads baby bok choy, trimmed and halved lengthwise; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes); 2 teaspoons low-sodium tamari soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3 ounces snow peas, strings removed, thinly sliced lengthwise (about 1 cup); 3 small shallots, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped

January 26, 2012

Cooking the chicken with the skin and bones intact ultimately makes the dish more flavorful (and economical), but feel free to substitute two boneless, skinless breast halves for the whole breast in this salad if you prefer (reduce the cooking time to 15 minutes). Bok choy, abundant with cancer-fighting compounds, makes a nutritious accompaniment.

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