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Authentic Larb Gai Recipe (Thai Minced Chicken Salad)
Make this authentic Thai larb gai salad in just 20 minutes—fresh, easy, and tossed in a zesty lime dressing you’ll keep craving.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 277 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 300 g minced chicken
- 0.5 teaspoon Thai chili flakes (to taste)
- 0.5 tablespoon toasted rice powder
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1.5 tablespoon lime juice
- 50 g shallots (sliced thinly into rings or half-moons)
- 0.25 cup culantro (chopped)
- 0.25 cup mint (chopped)
- 0.25 cup Coriander (chopped)
- 0.25 cup green onions (chopped)
- 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Heat a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons of water, then add the minced chicken. Cook while stirring until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink.
- Transfer the cooked chicken to a large mixing bowl. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, chili flakes, white sugar, and toasted rice powder. Toss everything together until evenly coated.
- Add the sliced shallots, culantro, green onions, coriander, and mint to the same bowl. Gently mix until well combined. Serve right away with sticky rice, in lettuce wraps, or with fresh vegetables (cucumber, lettuce, beans) on the side. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- You can use this recipe with any protein you like—just swap the chicken for ground pork, beef, turkey, etc.
Nutrition Information
Calories
277kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
787mg
(33%)
Potassium
510mg
(15%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
641IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
121mg
(12%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 277
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 277kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 787mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 510mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 641IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 121mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.