OVERALL time: 60 mins

STICKY 5 SPICE CHICKEN SALAD BOWLS

Give your next summer salad an oriental twist! Take your tastebuds on a trip to Asia with this delicious Sticky Chicken Salad Bowl, elevated with a shake of our aromatic Chinese 5 Spice meal solution.

Chicken |
Sticky |
Salad bowl |

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ingredients

For the chicken
  • 600 g Free-range chicken thighs, deboned & skinless
  • 60 ml Hoisin sauce
  • 30 ml Ginger, grated
  • 15 ml Cape Herb & Spice Chinese 5 Spice Seasoning
For the rice
  • 240 ml Uncooked brown rice
  • 720 ml Water
  • 5 ml Cape Herb & Spice Salt
For the salad
  • 180 g Mixed leafy greens
  • 1 Mediterranean cucumber, sliced
  • 2 Pink radishes, thinly sliced
  • 2 Spring onions, finely sliced
  • 15 ml Mixed sesame seeds
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • Cape Herb & Spice Salt and Pepper, to taste

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO

PREP TIME: 15 mins | COOKING TIME: 45 mins

For the chicken:

Place chicken thighs in a mixing bowl. 

Add the hoisin, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and Cape Herb & Spice Chinese 5 Spice Seasoning. 

Mix well. 

Cover the bowl with cling film and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight. 

 

Oven cooking instructions:

Preheat oven to 200˚C with the fan on. 

Place chicken thighs onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. 

Spoon over all residual marinade. 

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. 

 

Remove from the oven and set aside to rest.

 

Air fryer cooking instructions:

Preheat air fryer to 180˚C.

Coat the basket with olive oil cooking spray.

Place thighs in air fryer basket and spoon over residual marinade. 

Cook for 12-14 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. 

Remove from the air fryer and set aside to rest. 

 

For the brown rice:

Add rice, water and Cape Herb & Spice Salt to a medium sized pot.

Cover and bring to a boil.

Turn the heat down to a simmer and simmer for 30-40 minutes or according to package instructions until tender. 

 

Switch off the heat and allow rice to steam for a few minutes.

Uncover and fluff with a fork.

Leave to cool. 

 

To assemble the salad:

Combine mixed leafy greens, cucumber and radish. 

Divide between 4 bowls. 

Add the brown rice and then top with sticky five spice chicken. 

Sprinkle the chicken with sesame seeds and sprinkle the bowls with spring onions. 

 

Season the salad with a little Cape Herb & Spice Salt and Pepper. 

Drizzle each bowl with fresh lime juice and serve! 

Recipe concept, photography and video by Bianca Davies: @beeblegum on Instagram | http://thesecretlifeofbee.co.za/

Choose measurements conversions

ingredients

For the chicken
  • 600 g Free-range chicken thighs, deboned & skinless
  • 60 ml Hoisin sauce
  • 30 ml Ginger, grated
  • 15 ml Cape Herb & Spice Chinese 5 Spice Seasoning
For the rice
  • 240 ml Uncooked brown rice
  • 720 ml Water
  • 5 ml Cape Herb & Spice Salt
For the salad
  • 180 g Mixed leafy greens
  • 1 Mediterranean cucumber, sliced
  • 2 Pink radishes, thinly sliced
  • 2 Spring onions, finely sliced
  • 15 ml Mixed sesame seeds
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • Cape Herb & Spice Salt and Pepper, to taste

Number of servings

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO

PREP TIME: 15 mins | COOKING TIME: 45 mins

For the chicken:

Place chicken thighs in a mixing bowl. 

Add the hoisin, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and Cape Herb & Spice Chinese 5 Spice Seasoning. 

Mix well. 

Cover the bowl with cling film and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight. 

 

Oven cooking instructions:

Preheat oven to 200˚C with the fan on. 

Place chicken thighs onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. 

Spoon over all residual marinade. 

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. 

 

Remove from the oven and set aside to rest.

 

Air fryer cooking instructions:

Preheat air fryer to 180˚C.

Coat the basket with olive oil cooking spray.

Place thighs in air fryer basket and spoon over residual marinade. 

Cook for 12-14 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. 

Remove from the air fryer and set aside to rest. 

 

For the brown rice:

Add rice, water and Cape Herb & Spice Salt to a medium sized pot.

Cover and bring to a boil.

Turn the heat down to a simmer and simmer for 30-40 minutes or according to package instructions until tender. 

 

Switch off the heat and allow rice to steam for a few minutes.

Uncover and fluff with a fork.

Leave to cool. 

 

To assemble the salad:

Combine mixed leafy greens, cucumber and radish. 

Divide between 4 bowls. 

Add the brown rice and then top with sticky five spice chicken. 

Sprinkle the chicken with sesame seeds and sprinkle the bowls with spring onions. 

 

Season the salad with a little Cape Herb & Spice Salt and Pepper. 

Drizzle each bowl with fresh lime juice and serve! 

Recipe concept, photography and video by Bianca Davies: @beeblegum on Instagram | http://thesecretlifeofbee.co.za/