Honey and Sesame Chicken Grain Salad

Ingredients

• 200g millet

• 1 (250g) pack cooked grains

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 2 limes

• 5 cm piece ginger, grated

• 3 tbsp soy sauce

• 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil

• 3 tsp (approx.) runny honey

• 480g cooked chicken, shredded

• 260g mangetout, blanched and refreshed

• 250g sugar snap peas, blanched and refreshed

• 2 large carrots, shredded

• 4 salad onions, finely sliced

• 30g coriander, leaves picked

• 1 tbsp black sesame seeds

Directions

• Step 1

  Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Cook the millet to pack instructions, drain well and leave to cool.

• Step 2

  Meanwhile, toss the pack of cooked grains with the olive oil and spread out 
on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 10-20 mins, until toasted. Set aside.

• Step 3

  For the dressing, zest the limes and reserve; squeeze the juice into a jug and stir in the ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil and honey.

• Step 4

  Put the cooled millet in a bowl with the shredded chicken, mangetout, sugar snaps, carrots, salad onions and coriander leaves. Add the reserved lime zest and the sesame seeds; mix. Season well.

• Step 5

  Just before serving, arrange the salad on a large platter. drizzle over the dressing and scatter with the cooled toasted grains.