BBC Food - Recipes - Chicken salad with Thai basil and coconut dressing

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Chicken salad with Thai basil and coconut dressing
Ingredients: 50g/2oz palm sugar; 50ml/2fl oz fish sauce; 2 x 400ml/14fl oz cans coconut milk; 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs; ice cubes (optional); 8 lime leaves , very finely sliced; 4 red Thai shallots , peeled, thinly sliced; 1 red pepper , seeds removed, finely sliced; 3 small red chillies, finely sliced; 1 cucumber , cut in half lengthways, seeds scooped out with a teaspoon, flesh julienned; 1 large bunch coriander , leaves only; 1 small bunch mint , leaves only; 1 small bunch Thai basil , leaves only; 1 tsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp cold water; 4 square pieces banana leaf, 15cm x 15cm/6in x 6in (available from some Asian grocers); 50g/2oz roasted salted peanuts , lightly crushed; 1 coconut , shell removed, flesh thinly sliced (optional)

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Light and flavorful Chicken salad with Thai basil and coconut dressing, perfect in under an hour! By John Torode. Serves 4.

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Ingredients

50g/2oz palm sugar
50ml/2fl oz fish sauce
2 x 400ml/14fl oz cans coconut milk
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
ice cubes (optional)
8 lime leaves , very finely sliced
4 red Thai shallots , peeled, thinly sliced
1 red pepper , seeds removed, finely sliced
3 small red chillies, finely sliced
1 cucumber , cut in half lengthways, seeds scooped out with a teaspoon, flesh julienned
1 large bunch coriander , leaves only
1 small bunch mint , leaves only
1 small bunch Thai basil , leaves only
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 tsp cold water
4 square pieces banana leaf, 15cm x 15cm/6in x 6in (available from some Asian grocers)
50g/2oz roasted salted peanuts , lightly crushed
1 coconut , shell removed, flesh thinly sliced (optional)