Coconut & Ginger Noodle Salad

This quickie noodle salad is your new prep-ahead bestie—loaded with crunchy veg, fresh herbs, and big flavour without the fuss. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and totally gut-friendly thanks to a sneaky spoon of our miso-flavoured Populate Body Glue. This one ticks so many boxes - we hope you love it as much as we do!

Serves 6
GF | DF

Ingredients:

Ingredients for the chicken:

• 500g organic free-range chicken thigh or breast

• 1 can organic full-fat coconut milk

• 1 tbsp Gevity Rx Populate Bone Broth Body Glue, dissolved in 250ml of hot water

• 2 stalks spring onion: sliced

• 1 tbsp peppercorns

• 1 knob of fresh ginger (around 5gm): peeled and sliced

• 4 cloves of garlic: minced

• 1 tbsp fish sauce

Ingredients to serve:

• Handful of sliced spring onion

• 1/2 a red onion: thinly sliced, half moons

• 1 cup shredded red cabbage

• 1/4 cucumber: sliced into quarter moons

• 2 radishes, thinly sliced into moons

• Big handful of coriander, roughly chopped

• 2 servings brown rice noodles: cooked according to packet instructions

• 1 tbsp fried shallots: optional

• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional

Coconut, tahini & lime dressing:

• ½ cup reserved poached chicken liquid (strained)

• 1 ½ tbsp tahini

• Juice and zest of one lime

• 1 tsp chilli oil or dried ground chilli

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

• Salt to taste
  

What to do:

1. Combine coconut milk, bone broth water, spring onion, garlic, ginger, peppercorns, and fish sauce in a pot. Add the chicken thighs and bring everything to a boil. Once boiling, remove from heat, cover, and let the chicken poach for 15 minutes.

2. Strain the poaching liquid, setting aside ½ cup to use in the dressing.

3. To make the dressing, whisk the reserved broth with chilli oil, lime juice, tahini, maple syrup, and lime zest until smooth.

4. Slice or shred the poached chicken.

5. In a large bowl, toss together the rice noodles, apple, red onion, radish, cabbage, and fresh herbs. Arrange the chicken over the top.

6. Finish by drizzling over the dressing and scattering sesame seeds and fried shallots. Toss gently and serve straight away.