The FiFi Report 337

Chicken Mango Salad….. adulterated from Nigella’s book Forever Summer

How can you resist a mango salad on a hot summer’s night? Fresh, tangy and so healthy. Add more chillies if you want it hot. Plus it takes 2 secs to whip it up. Mangoes are not cheap and you need a couple but it’s worth it. yum.

You need for 2 to 3 fashionista or 35 models.

1 to 3 mangoes, cut into about 1cm cubes
1 spring onion, finely chopped
1-2 red chillies (to taste), deseeded and finely chopped
Juice of 1-2 limes (to taste)
1 cold cooked chicken breast, cut into chunks ( poached with a few lime leaves)
1 Little Cos lettuce, sliced or shredded
1 large handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 teaspoon groundnut oil
Few drops toasted sesame oil

• Stay in your wet Gucci Bikini.
• Pull back hair.
• Slip on a Miu Miu maxi dress.
• Pour a huge glass of champagne. Inhale.
• Now first you should poach the chicken with a few lime leaves. Adds a lovely subtle taste.
• Let the chicken rest and cool and then shred it into bite size pieces.
• Now ask that lazy Geoge Clooney to chop the chilli and spring onion. Think the size of your motivation to give up drinking. Yes, that small.
• Chop up the mango into chic little cubes the size of a Celine bag clasp.
• Nigella says to squeeze out the juice from the mangoes and she is right. You want lots of jus and moisture.
• Now toss the mangoes into a bowl with the chopped spring onion and chilli.
• Squeeze over the lime juice. Taste and add more if you like it tangy.
• Pour another champers. Hic.
• Shred the cos lettuce and toss in to the bowl: You don’t want large leaves because it overwhelms the mango.
• Throw in the shredded chunks of chicken and most of the coriander.
• You can use your hands to toss it all.
• Add the oils and toss again.
• Accessorise with more coriander.
• Taste and add more chilli and or lime juice.
• Serve on a fabulously chic white platter with lots of chunky crunchy bread.
• Superb.