# Crispy rice and chicken salad

A high-protein recipe featuring crispy rice and chicken salad, prepared in under 30 minutes.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g Cooked Sushi Rice (cold)
- 300 g Skin-On Chicken Thighs
- 200 g Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Cucumber
- 2 Eggs
- 3 Spring Onions
- 1 Shallot
- 20 g Coriander
- 2 Limes
- 2 Tosp Fish Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Gochugaru
- 1 tbsp sugar
- salt
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Start by boiling the eggs. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, gently lower in the eggs and boil for 8 mins.
2. Transfer eggs to cold water. Once cool, peel and quarter.
3. Remove the bones from the chicken thighs, if needed.
4. Pat the chicken skin dry and season with salt and pepper.
5. Place a cold non-stick frying pan over a medium heat.
6. Add the chicken thighs skin-side down and press down with a small saucepan or lid to weigh them.
7. Cook chicken for 8-10 mins until the skin is deeply golden and crisp.
8. Flip chicken and cook for 3 mins more.
9. Rest the chicken on a plate.
10. Add the cold sushi rice to the same pan with the chicken fat still in it.
11. Press the rice down into the pan and let it crisp over a medium heat for 5-7 mins without stirring, until golden underneath.
12. Turn off the heat and break the crispy rice into shards.
13. Quarter the cherry tomatoes.
14. Julienne or shave the carrot.
15. Smash the cucumber and cut into bite-sized chunks.
16. Finely slice the spring onions and shallot.
17. Juice both limes into a bowl.
18. Stir in the fish sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar and gochugaru to make the dressing.
19. Slice the chicken.
20. Toss all the veg with the chicken and dressing in a big bowl.
21. To serve, divide between plates and top with the crispy rice shards and quartered eggs.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- non-stick frying pan
- small saucepan or lid
- plate
- bowl
- big bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@finntonry/video/7581045729821592854
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4d3ef485-3cfd-44a7-9c1c-c3a190c4bd93
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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