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Kumatoes stuffed with basil chicken: a Thai-styled light salad without any mayo

Kumatoes stuffed with basil chicken: a Thai-styled light salad without any mayo

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by Sagegreen

Kumatoes stuffed with basil chicken: a Thai-styled light salad without any mayo

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by Sagegreen

Kumatoes stuffed with basil chicken: a Thai-styled light salad without any mayo

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by Sagegreen

Kumatoes stuffed with basil chicken: a Thai-styled light salad without any mayo

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by Sagegreen

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe Using Fresh Basil
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    Sagegreen's Notes: I love the Thai influence on food. Several years ago I took a Thai cooking course in Northampton when our local kitchen store expanded and featured guest chefs. More recently I was able to...

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Serves 4

4 Kumatoes (brown tomato variety) Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 Asian pear Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Ask a question about this ingredient

8 ounces cooked chicken, white meat flaked Ask a question about this ingredient

8 key limes, juiced Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon fish sauce (or vegetarian fish sauce) Ask a question about this ingredient

sea salt, to taste Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon cane sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

3 teaspoons honey (acacia) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon EVOO Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons sesame oil Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated Ask a question about this ingredient

1/8 teaspoon dried red chili flakes (optional) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon vidalia onion, finely chopped Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon scallions, cut Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup sweet basil leaves (or Thai or lemon basil), rolled and snipped Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, rolled and snipped Ask a question about this ingredient

1/8 cup toasted almonds, slivered Ask a question about this ingredient

bed of greens for each serving (cedrula and sweet basil shown here) Ask a question about this ingredient

chiffonade of basil for garnish Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Cut a very small, very thin slice off the bottom of each Kumato, so they will sit solidly on a plate (less than 1 inch diameter cut), cut off the top, and hollow out each. You can use the scooped out middles in another recipe.

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  2. Cut the Asian pear into small slices and add to a quart size bowl. Pour the fresh lemon juice over the pear.

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  3. Add the flaked chicken.

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  4. In a measuring cup mix the lime juice, vinegar, fish sauce, ginger, salt, sugar, and honey together.

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  5. Add next the oils, ginger, optional chili flakes, scallions, and onion.

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  6. Pour this over the chicken and pear and mix.

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  7. Add the basil, mint, and almonds.

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  8. Fill each hollowed Kumato with the basil chicken mix. Serve on a bed of greens. Garnish with a chiffonade of basil.

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