q: so… what do I need?
a: you’ll need a chicken breast, about 200 grams of cut watermelon, half of a small thai red chili, a handful of chopped spinach, a green onion, a teaspoon of toasted sesame seeds, a couple teaspoons of sesame oil, a teaspoon of rice vinegar, a little nub of fresh ginger and some salt and pepper
q: well, what do I do then?
a: first, you’ll need to turn your oven on about 200 degrees C… oh, and start heating your pan. it’d be a whole lot easier too, if you use a pan with a metal handle, so you can put it in the oven.
q: ok, I got it goin,’ so what next?
a: alright, now that everything’s nice and hot, get your chicken breast and drizzle it with some sesame oil. sprinkle it with some salt and pepper and place it skin side down in your pan. once it’s nice and golden brown, turn it over and put the whole pan straight into the oven.
q: sweet! it’s smellin’ good, but what do I do with all these other things now?
a: ok, this part’s easy too, so no worries! first, take that half of a red chili and slice it up as thin and small as you can. then, get all the rest of the ingredients, except the green onion and the ginger, and put ‘em in a large bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper, depending on your own tastes… now toss it all together a few times and put it on a plate. take the green onion and slice it up to sprinkle on top of everything when the chicken’s done… speaking of which, do you smell that? I think you’re just about ready to get that chicken out of the oven now!
q: oh yeah! it’s done! I cut into the middle, just to make sure. It really looks good, and I’m really hungry, so can I just eat now, or what!?
a: but of course! just slice it up into 5 or 6 slices and place it on your salad. sprinkle those green onion slices on top and grate just a bit of that fresh ginger nub on top and…
BON APPETITE!
