Posted on Wed 7th May 2025
Roast Chicken Som Tam
Got leftover roast chicken? Turn it into a bold and refreshing Thai-style salad!
Cuisine
Thai
Time
20 mins
Servings
1-2
 
            Ingredients
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	1 cooked chicken thigh (or leg meat), shredded 
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	½ apple, sliced into matchsticks 
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	Small piece raw aubergine, sliced into thin matchsticks 
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	Handful green beans, cut into short lengths 
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	2–3 cherry tomatoes, halved 
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	1–2 Thai bird’s eye chillies (to taste), finely chopped 
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	1 garlic clove, finely chopped 
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	Juice of 1 lime 
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	2 tbsp fish sauce 
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	1½ tbsp sugar 
- 
	Crushed peanuts (to garnish) 
Method
Preparation
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	Prep your veg: Slice apple and aubergine into matchsticks. Chop green beans into bite-sized pieces. Halve cherry tomatoes. 
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	Make the dressing: In a pestle and mortar, pound garlic and chillies together. Add lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar. Pound in tomatoes and green beans to lightly bruise them. 
Cooking
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	Mix it up: Toss aubergine and apple into the bowl with the dressing. Muddle gently to coat everything well and allow the lime juice to soften the raw aubergine. 
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	Add protein: Top with shredded roast chicken. 
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	Finish: Sprinkle with crushed peanuts and serve immediately. 
 
                                    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                         
                                        