Chicken Peanut Salad from Saruni Camp

Kent is just back from an adventure in Kenya. One of the camps he had the pleasure of visiting was Saruni Samburu Camp. It is a designer lodge located 7km north of Samburu National Reserve in Kenya's wild north. Surrounded by 95,000 hectares of private wildlife conservancy and perched on top of a spectacular viewpoint, its four houses and large swimming pool overlook several waterholes where the famous Samburu elephant, leopard, reticulated giraffe, Oryx and Grevy's zebra gather to drink.

The kitchen staff keep everyone well fed so they can concentrate on safari. They were kind enough to share one of their recipes with Kent and it's our pleasure to share it with you!

Chicken Peanut Salad

Ingredients:

1 onion finely chopped
2 tbsp Brown sugar
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of ground black pepper
½ a packet of coconut milk
1 pinch curry powder
Halved Carrots (fried)
Potatoes, quartered (fried)
Broccoli (boiled)
sliced chicken breast (lightly marinated with oyster sauce and fried)
3 tbsp Peanut butter

Lightly fry the onions until soft and brown then add the salt, pepper, curry powder, coconut milk, brown sugar and peanut butter. Stir until the sauce is thick.

Fry the carrots and potatoes in some olive oil, then add the fried marinated chicken strips and broccoli. As with most recipes, it helps if the carrots and potatoes have been parboiled before they have been fried.

Toss the ingredients until they are well mixed. Season with some dried mixed herbs and add the peanut sauce. Serve warm.

Photos courtesy Saruni Camp