Spicy chicken thighs with cucumber and cashew salad

This hot chicken and cool noodle salad combines bright lime and chilli flavours to spice up a summer lunch.

Each serving provides 544kcal, 42g protein, 60g carbohydrate (of which 17g sugars), 15g fat (of which 3g saturates), 3g fibre and 3.3g salt.

By Bill Granger
From Saturday Kitchen Best Bites

Ingredients

For the spicy chicken thighs

  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 3 garliccloves, peeled, crushed
  • 2 large red chillies, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 8 chicken thighs, bone and skin removed
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

For the cucumber and cashew salad

  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • 200g/7oz vermicelli rice noodles
  • 2 cucumbers, halved and thinly sliced
  • small handful fresh mintleaves
  • 4 spring onions, sliced finely
  • 2 tbsp cashews, crushed