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Chicken / Poultry & Egg: Chicken/Poultry Dishes: Chicken and Cashew Bites

Bring a touch of Asia to your next dinner party with this delicious appetiser!

Author: Nuts for Life
Date: November 23, 2007

Serves: 8 person(s)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

300 g lean chicken mince
3 spring onions, finely chopped
1 long red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
100 g raw cashews, roughly chopped
3 tsp lime juice
3 tsp fish sauce
1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce
2 Tbsp chopped coriander
1 coating of olive oil spray

Directions:

Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium high heat. Spray pan lightly with oil spray and add chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned and just cooked through.

Add the spring onions, chilli, cashews, lime juice, fish sauce, sweet chilli sauce and coriander. Cook for a further 1-2 minutes until mixture is warmed through.

To serve, divide between Asian ceramic spoons and garnish each spoon with a coriander leaf.

Variations:

To serve the dish as a main meal, serve the mince mixture with lettuce leaves and let everyone make up their own lettuce parcels.