Thai Chicken and Noodle Salad
"This one-bowl Asian meal is spicy, salty, sour, and sweet -- all at once. The secret's in the sauce, made from fragrant kitchen standbys. The salad has terrific texture, with crisp carrots and cucumber, tender noodles, and (if you like) crunchy peanuts...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced crosswise
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Spicy Asian Dressing
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Coarse salt
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3 1/2 ounces Chinese rice noodles, broken in half if long
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil, such as safflower
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2 carrots, sliced into ribbons with a vegetable peeler
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1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
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1/4 cup fresh basil, torn
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Bean sprouts, chopped peanuts, fresh mint leaves, red-pepper flakes, and sliced scallion greens, for garnish (optional)
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