Thai food- as exotic as it is- needs no introduction. I simply love it. Wouldn’t miss a chance to eat thai food. But unfortunately I’m not very familiar with cooking thai food. So i have been doing a lot of research lately on thai recipes and i saw this very easy thai chicken salad recipe. I made it, and it was pretty good. A very refreshing salad which is very easy to put together. The combination of flavors is delicious.
Lime, peanuts, cilantro, carrots, green onions, vinegar, soy sauce, chili pepper, garlic, ooooh! It’s all so darn good, the perfect combination of tangy and creamy and super-fresh-crunchy.
The creamy peanut dressing is absolutely to die for. I guarantee you’ll want to put it on just everything!
Awaken your tastebuds to a world of flavor with this scrumptious Thai salad! These salads are healthy, tasty, and refreshingly different. Bursting with flavor and texture.
Oh and like pretty much every thing else on this blog, I love it from the bottom of my heart. <3 🙂 So do try it and enjoy! 🙂
Recipe courtesy: Pinch of Yum
Serves: 2-3
Salad
1 1/2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
1 cup white cabbage shredded
3/4 cup carrot shredded
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1/4 cup green onions
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Dressing
2 cloves garlic
3 bird’s eye chili peppers (sub ½ teaspoon minced hot pepper)
1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tablespoon oil
1/4 teaspoon fish sauce(optional)
1 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
2-3 tbsp water
1. Chop the cabbage into very thin pieces, like it would be for coleslaw. I did this by rolling up several leaves together and making thin vertical slices across the roll and then chopping them once horizontally.
2. Peel and grate the carrots.
3. Roughly chop the cilantro and green onions. Toss the chicken and vegetables in a large bowl and keep chilled.
4. Mince the garlic and chili peppers. Place garlic and peppers in a small mixing bowl with the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, lime juice, oil, and fish sauce. Whisk until smooth.
5. Add the peanut butter and water and whisk again until smooth and creamy.
6. Toss the salad with the dressing. Add the crushed peanuts. Serve chilled.
Notes:
✔️Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to one day.
✔️For best results, keep the leftover salad and dressing separate until ready to serve.
✔️If you can get hold of green papaya, that can be added in the salad too.
Thai Chicken Salad
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
Salad
- 1 1/2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
- 1 cup white cabbage shredded
- 3/4 cup carrot shredded
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup green onions
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Dressing
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 bird’s eye chili peppers sub ½ teaspoon minced hot pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tablespoon oil
- 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce optional
- 1 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2-3 tbsp water
Instructions
DIRECTIONS
- Chop the cabbage into very thin pieces, like it would be for coleslaw. I did this by rolling up several leaves together and making thin vertical slices across the roll and then chopping them once horizontally.
- Peel and grate the carrots.
- Roughly chop the cilantro and green onions. Toss the chicken and vegetables in a large bowl and keep chilled.
- Mince the garlic and chili peppers. Place garlic and peppers in a small mixing bowl with the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, lime juice, oil, and fish sauce. Whisk until smooth.
- Add the peanut butter and water and whisk again until smooth and creamy.
- Toss the salad with the dressing. Add the crushed peanuts. Serve chilled.
Notes
✔️Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to one day.
✔️For best results, keep the leftover salad and dressing separate until ready to serve.
✔️If you can get hold of green papaya, that can be added in the salad too.
MOUTHWATERING!!!
Thaaankyou! 🙂
I LOVE your photography! This salad looks fabulous!
Thankyou soo much! Thats so sweet fo you to say! Im flattered! 🙂
Thailand was the first Asian country I ever visited and I have loved Thai food since. This salad looks fabulous – earthy and light at the same time. Gorgeous colours!
Oh really? Thats nice. Heard that Thailand is a good tourist destination.
Thanx Afra for the sweet comment. 🙂
Looks so incredible! I am so hungry now!! =)
Hahaha! Thankyou! 😀
Beautiful, Sadia. This is one of my very favorite foods; delicious!
Thankyou Shanna! Its one of my fav too. 🙂
This Salad looks Fabulous ..Thank you SADIA 🙂
ThankYOU Aryana for the comment. 🙂
My pleasure
This salad looks yummy n it’s tempting me to giv it a try!but alas,I’m hyper allergic to peanuts!is der anything else I can substitute peanut butter wid?pls do lemme kno Sadia….wanna try it out for dinner tonyt!!
I cant think of any perfect substitute for peanut butter, buraida. Maybe tahini? But the flavor will change from Thai to Arabic. I so wish if you were not allergic to peanuts. 🙁
How wud it b without adding the peanut butter n no substitute either?
Hmm try making it that way. But then the salad wont have much flavors, i guess. Maybe i am wrong. Try it n lemme know how it tasted that way k.
Nice salad!
Thanku Kevin! 🙂
you are killing me with your pics. can see myself doing a tofu version soon:)
Hahaha! Thnx a lot! Such a killer comment. 🙂 😉
This salad looks awesome. I’m recreating this sometime soon! 🙂
Thanks Ayesha! Do make them. You will love it. 🙂
This not only looks delicious but is absolutely professional looking!!!