Thai Chicken Chopped Salad
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5
Thai Chicken Chopped Salad
Description
The Thai Chicken Chopped Salad assembles diced chicken with thinly sliced green and red cabbage, chopped spring greens or spinach, grated carrot, diced fresh mango, toasted cashews, and chopped green onions. The accompanying sesame ginger almond butter dressing blends almond butter (or peanut butter), liquid aminos, rice vinegar or lime juice, sesame and avocado oils, maple syrup, sriracha, garlic, and ginger, creating a smooth, tangy, sweet, and mildly spicy sauce.
Tossing the salad with this dressing coats the ingredients thoroughly, balancing crisp textures from cabbage and nuts with sweet mango and tender chicken. Its flavor is complex due to the mixture of acidic, sweet, nutty, and spicy components.
The salad suits warm weather meals or as a refreshing dish anytime. Adjusting the dressing’s consistency with water allows control over coating thickness. If preferred, all green or all red cabbage can be used. The oil proportions can be modified to suit sesame flavor preference.
Ingredients
Thai Chopped Salad:
- 3 cups chicken chopped, cooked
- 3 cups green cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 cup red cabbage thinly sliced**
- 2 cups spring greens chopped, or spinach
- 1 cup carrot grated
- 1 Mango peeled and diced, large
- ½ cup cashew nuts toasted, raw
- 5 green onions chopped
Sesame Ginger Almond Butter Dressing:
- ½ cup almond butter creamy, or peanut butter
- ¼ cup liquid aminos
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar or fresh lime juice
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
- 3 Tbsp avocado oil
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 ½ Tbsp sriracha or more to taste
- 1 garlic minced, small clove
- 2 tsp ginger peeled and grated, fresh
- 2 to 4 Tbsp water for thinner consistency if necessary
Instructions
- Add the ingredients for the peanut dressing to a small blender and blend until completely combined. Transfer to a sealable jar and refrigerate until ready to use. If needed, add 2 to 4 tablespoons of water to the dressing for thinner consistency.
- Add all of the ingredients for the salad to a large bowl and drizzle in desired amount of peanut dressing. Toss until everything is well-coated in dressing. Taste the salad for flavor and add sea salt and/or lemon juice or rice vinegar to taste (or more peanut dressing).
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Use all green cabbage if you prefer to simplify the cabbage flavors.
- Adjust sesame and avocado oil quantities based on how prominent you want the sesame flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2to 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 587 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1of 3 | |
| Calories | 587kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 57g | 114% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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