Fast day recipes don't come much tastier than this Szechuan-style lime chicken salad from Mimi Spencer – co-author of the Fast Day Diet with Dr Michael Mosely. Quick, easy and only 195 calories! Full recipe below. Order your copy of Mimi's book here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1780721676/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1780721676&linkCode=as2&tag=mumsnet&linkId=BQVAY54MRLXANKD6<br /><br />Visit Mumsnet for loads more recipes under 500 cals, plus top 5:2 tips: http://tiny.mn/1wBzQS7<br /><br />Share your favourite dishes and best advice by joining the 5:2 Talk: http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/fasting_diet<br /><br />Ingredients:<br /><br />1 small chicken breast<br />½ tsp sesame oil<br />handful coriander including finely chopped stalks <br />½ small cucumber cut in half lengthways, deseeded and cut on the diagonal into crescents <br />80g iceberg lettuce torn <br />a little olive oil<br />salt and pepper to taste<br />handful mint leaves<br />½ tbsp Thai fish sauce<br />1 tbsp lime juice<br />1 spring onion finely sliced on the diagonal <br />½ tsp Szechuan peppercorns crushed <br />lime wedges<br /><br />Method:<br /><br />1. Season chicken and rub it lightly with the oil. Bake until cooked through and juices run clear – about 20-25 minutes at 190 degrees. Leave to rest.<br />2. Remove the skin, tear chicken into shreds and place in a bowl with cucumber, coriander and mint. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, spring onion, Szechuan pepper, sesame oil, and seasoning. Toss well.<br />3. Serve on torn iceberg lettuce and garnish with lime wedges and coriander leaves.<br /><br />Mumsnet is the UK's busiest parenting site – join in the conversation at http://www.mumsnet.com<br /><br />For more great videos subscribe to the Mumsnet YouTube channel, it only takes a second! http://tiny.mn/1k47ooT<br /><br />And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mumsnettowers and like us on Facebook too: http://www.facebook.com/mumsnet
