Salad with a twist Making pasta from cucumber

Sesame chicken salad with cucumber noodles A refreshing summer salad with cucumber noodles and Asian flavours. The perfect way to use leftover chicken or serve with a little fish or sliced seared beef.

For the salad

2 tbsp black or white sesame seeds

2 cucumbers

1 small head of romaine or cos lettuce, shredded into ribbons

1 small head of pak choi or 150g Chinese cabbage, shredded into ribbons

3 spring onions, thinly sliced

A handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped 250g cooked shredded chicken

For the sesame dressing

5 tbsp sesame oil (not toasted) or extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp toasted sesame oil

Juice of 1 lime or 3 tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp raw runny honey

1 tsp tamari or sea salt