Vietnamese Shredded Chicken Salad

Inspired by Saveur magazine

Salad as a meal? Yes, please! This quick and easy Vietnamese shredded chicken salad is packed with bright, spicy flavor.

Servings: main dish salads (or 4 side salads)

Prep Time: 20

Total Time: 20

Ingredients

For the Salad

2 heaping cups cooked shredded chicken, from one store-bought rotisserie chicken
4 cups shredded napa cabbage
4 scallions, thinly sliced
1 cup grated or matchstick carrots
1 red bell pepper, sliced into bite-sized pieces
½ cup roughly chopped fresh mint
½ cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
½ cup chopped peanuts

For the Dressing

¼ cup fresh lime juice, from about 3 limes
2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons fish sauce (preferably a brand imported from Thailand or Vietnam)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a large salad bowl, combine all of the salad ingredients except for the peanuts.
In a separate bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the dressing; whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
Right before serving, toss the dressing with the salad. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the peanuts. Serve cold.

Nutrition Information

Per serving (4 servings)Calories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 20gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 1169mgFiber: 5gSugar: 12g

Nutritional Data Disclaimer

This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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