Name: Rockmelon and poached chicken salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 pieces of ginger, sliced; 3 star anise; 2 green onions (shallots), 1 cut into 3 cm slices, 1 finely chopped; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 3 chicken breast fillets; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon sugar; 50 gram baby spinach; 1 cup (160g) shelled peas, blanched; 1 cup coriander leaves; 1/4 rockmelon, peeled, diced; 1 chilli, seeded, finely chopped

Ingredients

4 pieces of ginger, sliced

3 star anise

2 green onions (shallots), 1 cut into 3 cm slices, 1 finely chopped

2 tablespoon soy sauce

3 chicken breast fillets

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon lime juice

1 teaspoon sugar

50 gram baby spinach

1 cup (160g) shelled peas, blanched

1 cup coriander leaves

1/4 rockmelon, peeled, diced

1 chilli, seeded, finely chopped

Method

1.Heat 4 cups water with ginger, star anise, sliced green onion and soy sauce in a saucepan on medium, until simmering. Add chicken and reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, until cooked. Cool in water.

2.Whisk together oil, lime juice and sugar. Place spinach, peas and 3/4 cup of coriander in a bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Combine rockmelon, chilli, remaining coriander and chopped green onion. Remove chicken from stock and slice. Serve spinach mixture with chicken and rockmelon.