Chicken and watermelon noodle salad - Real Recipes from Mums

Asian inspired chicken and watermelon salad with a hint of freshness.

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Ingredients (serves 4)

500g chicken mince
2 tbsp Chang’s Sesame Oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp Chang’s Light Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Chang’s Fish sauce
1/4 cup Chang’s oriental salad dressing
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup bean sprouts, trimmed
1/2 cup Vietnamese mint leaves
2 packets Chang’s Crunchy Noodles
250g seedless red watermelon, chopped

Method

Heat oil in a wok over high heat until smoking. Add chicken mince and cook, stirring to break up any lumps, for 4 minutes or until chicken starts to brown.
Add garlic and cook, stirring, a further 2 minutes or until aromatic. Remove from heat.
Add soy sauce, fish sauce and dressing and toss to combine. Add onions, bean sprouts, mint leaves, noodles and watermelon and toss gently to combine.
To prepare the salad, combine mint, coriander, onion and noodles together in a large bowl. Stir in dressing and serve immediately. Serve with lime wedges if desired.
Serves 4 as a main meal.

26 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 01 Nov 2021
    12:18 pm
Sounds so awesome. Always after new salad ideas.

- - mom112023 said
  - 03 Nov 2019
    9:32 am
I am intrigued at the combination and will give it a go. Need to see how the taste experience is. Thanks.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 28 May 2019
    6:25 pm
Its deffinantly interesting neve tried these ingredients together would be interesting thanks

- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Jan 2017
    10:50 am
Wow, it’s not very often I’ve seen watermelon in a hot dish. What an interesting combo

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 02 Nov 2016
    10:18 am
I’d never have thought to use watermelon, but it would add the right amount of sweet!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 23 Jun 2016
    7:01 am
What an unusual combination! I would love to try it as it sounds very interesting.

- - Nas01 said
  - 27 Apr 2016
    9:16 am
I love watermelon and salad so perfect match for me. Thanks for sharing

- - ella12 said
  - 02 Feb 2016
    4:35 pm
Not for me but thanks for sharing.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 01 Feb 2016
    9:53 pm
mmm, watermelon looks like it doesn’t go – but will try it before I condemn it x

- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Jan 2016
    9:29 pm
Watermelon and chicken, interesting combination

- - meljware said
  - 21 Jan 2016
    4:21 pm
Love the flavour combination in this dish plus the freshness of it.

- - mom62624 said
  - 14 Jan 2016
    7:09 am
A lovely combination of flavours and ingredients for a salad; thanks!.

- - cherz said
  - 09 Jan 2016
    6:15 pm
wow this maybe a little different but it looks and sounds delicious. thanx.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 07 Jan 2016
    5:08 pm
Now that is what I call a lovely salad!

- - mom101628 said
  - 06 Jan 2016
    10:20 pm
Very nice recipe – thanks for sharing.

- - pakeko said
  - 06 Jan 2016
    8:28 pm
Made it without the watermelon and it was so yummy just could not bring myself to put watermelon in it

- - mum4107 said
  - 05 Jan 2016
    5:00 am
What an interesting combination. I’m intrigued and will be trying it. Thank you

- - rachelvk said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    11:09 pm
A very different and interesting combination. Not sure if I would try it…

- - mom94125 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    9:36 pm
wow what an amazing combination! it is unusual to see chicken with watermelon lol!
- mom93821 replied
  
  31 Dec 2015 , 11:58 pm
  I love that it is so different!
  - mom94125 replied
    
    06 Jan 2016 , 10:34 am
    
    yeah just goes to show that we could think outside the box in regards to food. lol i know that my mate likes cooking up a stew and adding bananas to it. i wasn’t a big fan though.
  - mom93821 replied
    
    03 Aug 2016 , 5:51 am
    
    I have heard of this too – banana and stew – interesting combo!
- - taynik46 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    9:10 am
what a pleasant surprise – cooked watermelon – definitely something I haven’t tried before – thanks for sharing