Thai Style Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
This Thai Style Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing is the salad dreams are made of! It's packed with tender chicken and a mix of crisp, colorful veggies, all tossed in a rich, creamy homemade peanut dressing that's bursting with bold flavor. This salad is proof that serving a nourishing and healthy meal doesn't mean you have to sacrifice flavor!
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 270kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken or diced
- ½ head purple (red) cabbage finely chopped
- ½ head napa cabbage finely shredded
- 1 English cucumber chopped
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 4 green onions chopped
- ½ cup chopped peanuts
For the Dressing
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2-4 tablespoons water
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients except water until smooth.
- Add water and whisk until the dressing reaches the desired consistency. It should coat a spoon, and be pourable, but not overly thin.
- In a large bowl, add all of the salad ingredients.
- Drizzle the dressing over the top and toss until everything is mixed and evenly coated with the peanut dressing.
Notes
- To prepare the peanuts, you can use any unflavored, shelled peanuts. Just use a large kitchen knife to roughly chop them. Salted and unsalted both work. I generally use salted because it is what I keep on hand!
Nutrition
Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 552mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3620IU | Vitamin C: 68mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 2mg