Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
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Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
Description
The Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing centers on shredded chicken mixed into a bed of thinly sliced green and purple cabbage, cucumber slices, shredded carrots, and slivered almonds. This combination provides diverse textures from crisp vegetables and nutty crunch.
The dressing is a key component, made by blending peanut butter, rice vinegar, lime juice, neutral oil, honey, sugar, soy sauce, fresh ginger, garlic, cilantro, red pepper flakes, and salt into a smooth sauce. This produces a balance of creamy richness, bright acidity, gentle sweetness, umami from soy sauce, and a mild spicy note from the red pepper flakes.
When tossed together, the salad has a refreshing crunch combined with the savory and slightly spicy peanut dressing. It can be served as a light meal or complement to other dishes, offering an Asian-inspired flavor profile without complicated preparation.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cabbage (purple and green, thinly sliced)
- 1 medium cucumber (sliced)
- 1 cup carrot shredded or matchstick carrots
- 1/2 cup almond sliced or slivered
- 3-4 cups chicken shredded
Thai Peanut Dressing:
- 1/4 cup peanut butter creamy
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 inch ginger fresh
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss together thinly sliced cabbage, cucumber, carrots, and almonds.
- To make dressing, add peanut butter, vinegar, lime juice, oil, honey, sugar, soy sauce, fresh ginger, garlic, cilantro, red pepper flakes, and salt into a blender. Blend until pureed.
- When ready to serve, toss salad with the peanut butter dressing. Top with fresh cilantro if so desired.
Notes
- The peanut dressing recipe is adapted from Once Upon a Chef for balanced flavor and consistency.
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Overall Rating
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