Chicken salad with purslane

( Quang Ngai Newspaper) - Purslane is a naturally growing plant that is very nutritious. It has a slightly sour taste and a crisp texture, making it suitable for salads. My mother often makes chicken salad with purslane for the whole family to enjoy during family gatherings.

Purslane thrives in moist soil, so after thunderstorms, you only need to take a basket to the garden for a few minutes to pick a bunch of fresh greens. Following my mother's instructions, I only pick the stems with fewer flowers because they are still young and not bitter. Purslane used for salad needs to have its flowers removed and be thoroughly washed. The best chicken for salad is free-range chicken, which has firm, flavorful meat. After the chicken is cleaned and boiled, it is removed from the pot to cool and then shredded into bite-sized pieces. My mother usually adds rice to the chicken broth to make porridge, which is eaten with the salad.

The next step is making the salad dressing. The deliciousness of the salad largely depends on the dressing. The dressing consists of finely chopped garlic and chili peppers, mixed with fish sauce, sugar, and lemon juice. Then, the shredded chicken and purslane are mixed thoroughly with the dressing. To make the salad even tastier, my mother often adds some fresh herbs and thinly sliced ​​onions.

My family often eats chicken salad with purslane and rice paper wrappers. The dish has a delicious blend of sour, salty, and sweet flavors.

When I was a child, during a time of hardship for my family, my mother only occasionally made chicken salad with purslane for family gatherings. On ordinary days, purslane was simply picked and eaten with other raw vegetables... Now, with a better standard of living, after the summer thunderstorms, purslane grows lush and green, and family members can once again enjoy this delicious chicken salad with purslane.

HIEN THU

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Published at: 17:30, July 23, 2023

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