Chicken Satay Salad

Oven or BBQ grilled chicken sliced and served with an easy cucumber salad, butter lettuce and a fabulous homemade peanut sauce.

If you’re looking for a quick and easy dinner salad, this chicken satay salad is it! There are lots of flavours and textures going on in this salad, not the least of which is the peanut sauce, which honestly … I could drink from a glass :)

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

• 2 Tablespoons lemongrass paste , or one stalk lemongrass, white parts only finely minced
• 2 medium shallots, finely chopped (or about 1/4 cup onion finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil, or other neutral-tasting cooking oil
• 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 Tablespoon white or brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts, unsalted (or about 1/3 cup natural peanut butter)
• 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce, low-sodium recommended
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice, more to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 cup coconut milk, well-stirred before measuring

• 1 Persian cucumber, unpeeled and thinly sliced
• 2 Tablespoons rice or white wine vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon sweet chilli sauce, optional
• 1/4 cup Fresh cilantro, chopped