I recently made this awesome Thai salad (recipe courtesy of How Sweet Eats, a fabulous cooking blog) and we LOVED it. I could drink the dressing with a straw. And the chicken? So tender and tasty. It made a lot so I was delighted to have enough to eat for lunch for a few days. To make it last longer, I didn't toss the chicken, peanuts or dressing with the salad ingredients until ready to serve the individual portions.
I know a salad is a hit when Keith devours it in less than 5 minutes and asks for more! This is a keeper.
Thai Crunch Chicken Salad
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Ingredients:
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
{dressing/marinade ingredients}
1 cup sweet chili sauce
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup lite canned coconut milk
6 tablespoons brown sugar
4 garlic cloves, pressed or finely minced
2 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
2 teaspoon-sized knobs of ginger, grated
2 limes, juiced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
{salad ingredients}
1 small napa cabbage, chopped
1/2 small red cabbage, chopped
6 green onions, sliced
1 large cucumber, peeled, sliced and quartered
2/3 cup chopped or sliced carrots
2/3 cup torn fresh cilantro
2/3 cup chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Season chicken with salt and pepper, then place in the baking dish.
Combine chili sauce, vinegar, coconut milk, sugar, garlic, ginger, peanut butter, soy sauce and lime juice in a saucepan, whisking to combine. Bring to a boil, the reduce to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and pour half of the sauce over the chicken, turing chicken to coat completely. Set remaining sauce aside to dress the salad with.
Bake chicken for 25-30 minutes, or until it is cooked through.
While chicken is cooking, combine all salad ingredients, except for peanuts, in a large bowl and toss. When chicken has finished cooking, let cool for a few minutes then either shred or cut into chunks. Serve salad, top with chicken, top with peanuts, then top with dressing.
You will love this!
2 responses. Leave a Comment!:
Yum! Looks great. :)
Made it. Loved it. Thanks for the inspiration, sis!
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