Thai Chicken Salad
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Thai Chicken Salad
Description
The Thai Chicken Salad combines cooked shredded chicken with diced cucumber, shredded carrot, cashews, and golden raisins, which add contrasting crunch and sweetness. The dressing, made from mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, salt, and curry powder, creates a creamy coating with a mild curry flavor. Once tossed, the salad is chilled to develop its flavors and provide a refreshing texture.
This salad offers a textural balance between tender chicken and crisp vegetables, with the cashews adding a nutty crunch and raisins a touch of fruitiness. The creamy curry dressing ties the ingredients together with gentle spice and sweetness, making it suitable for a light lunch or side dish.
Variations suggested include adding diced red bell pepper, green onions, fresh herbs like cilantro or basil, nuts such as peanuts, and fruits like mango or pineapple to customize texture and flavor. The chicken is often cooked by boiling until easily shredded, optionally seasoning the poaching water with salt and pepper for subtle flavor.
The salad benefits from resting chilled for at least an hour to allow the dressing to penetrate and soften the ingredients, improving flavor integration.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast cooked and shredded, see notes
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1/2 cup cucumber diced
- 1/2 cup carrot shredded
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
DRESSING:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
Instructions
- Mix together all the dressing ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Combine chicken, cucumbers, carrots, cashews, and raisins in a large bowl.
- Add the dressing and mix until everything is coated. Chill in the fridge for at least one hour.
Notes
- Cook chicken by boiling in salted water until it shreds easily for easy preparation.
- Add diced red bell pepper, green onions, or fresh herbs like cilantro and basil to adjust flavor and texture.
- Use peanuts or other nuts as a substitute or addition to cashews for different crunch.
- Incorporate fruits like mango or pineapple to add sweetness and variation.
- Chill salad for at least one hour before serving to allow flavors to marry.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 413 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 413kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 528mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 531mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1955IU | 39% |
| Vitamin C | 2.7mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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