Ingredients

• 350g lean minced chicken
• 80g fresh breadcrumbs
• 6 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1cm piece ginger, grated
• 1 egg
• Sweet chilli sauce, tomato sauce or yoghurt, to serve (optional)

Carrot & snow pea salad

• 2 teaspoons sunflower oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 carrots, trimmed, sliced into thin strips
• 125g snow peas, trimmed, sliced into thin strips
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Method

• Step 1 To make the carrot and snow pea salad, place the sunflower and sesame oils with lime juice in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
• Step 2 Blanch the carrots and snow peas in boiling salted water for 1 minute. Drain, refresh in cold water, then drain again. Add drained carrots and snow peas to the bowl with sesame seeds and toss to combine. Set aside.
• Step 3 Place minced chicken, breadcrumbs, spring onions, coriander, garlic, ginger and egg in a food processor and pulse to combine.
• Step 4 Divide chicken mixture into 12 equal pieces, then wet your hands (so that the mixture does not stick to them) and shape into neat ovals. Place bites on a lightly oiled baking sheet, then refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Step 5 Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Step 6 Bake chicken bites for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Step 7 Serve hot or cold with carrot and snow pea salad, and sweet chilli sauce, tomato sauce or yoghurt for dipping if desired.