Name: Chicken, mandarin & cashew salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 ready-roasted chicken -; 295g can mandarin segment in juice (not syrup) -; 1 red onion , thinly sliced -; 1 red pepper , deseeded and cut into chunks -; 1 fist-sized chunk red cabbage -; 100g toasted salted cashew -; 60g watercress , rocket & spinach salad -; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seed -; 1 tbsp sesame oil -; 4 tbsp mandarin juice from the can -; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar -; ½ tsp xanthan gum (if you have it) -

Ingredients for - Chicken, mandarin & cashew salad

1. 1 ready-roasted chicken

2. 295g can mandarin segment in juice (not syrup)

3. 1 red onion , thinly sliced

4. 1 red pepper , deseeded and cut into chunks

5. 1 fist-sized chunk red cabbage

6. 100g toasted salted cashew

7. 60g watercress , rocket & spinach salad

8. 2 tbsp toasted sesame seed

9. 1 tbsp sesame oil

10. 4 tbsp mandarin juice from the can

11. 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

12. ½ tsp xanthan gum (if you have it)

How to cook deliciously - Chicken, mandarin & cashew salad

1 . Stage

Remove the skin from the chicken and discard, then shred the meat from the bones. Discard the carcass (or freeze for stock or soup another time, see right).

2 . Stage

Drain the mandarin segments over a bowl to catch the juice, then whisk together with the sesame oil and vinegar. If you’re using xanthan gum, put this in a bowl and, using a small sauce whisk, whisk in 1 tsp of the dressing at a time until you have a smooth, runny paste, then whisk in the remaining dressing.

3 . Stage

Layer the shredded chicken, mandarin segments, red onion, pepper, cabbage, salad leaves and sesame seeds in a big salad bowl or on a platter. Pour over the dressing, toss to combine then serve.