Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Chicken Breast - Dinner

This is a very simple-to-make salad with bold flavors. You can serve as a side dish or just have it alone. The salad can be refrigerated overnight and still taste good the next day.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Ingredients

1 tablespoon finely chopped green chile peppers

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce

3 cloves garlic

minced

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 tablespoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon black pepper

2 cooked skinless boneless chicken breast halves

shredded

½ head cabbage

cored and thinly sliced

1 carrot

cut into matchsticks

⅓ onion

finely chopped

⅓ cup finely chopped dry roasted peanuts

⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Stir together the chopped green chiles rice vinegar lime juice fish sauce garlic sugar sesame oil vegetable oil and black pepper until the mixture is thoroughly combined and the sugar is dissolved.

Step 2

Place the chicken cabbage carrot onion peanuts and cilantro in a salad bowl and toss thoroughly together with tongs. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss again. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 302.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.2g 38%

Carbohydrates: 19.3g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 5.7g 23%

Sugars: 10.3g

Fat: 17.9g 28%

Saturated Fat: 2.9g 14%

Cholesterol: 36.5mg 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 3455.2IU 69%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.8mg 91%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 37%

Vitamin C: 65.9mg 110%

Folate: 96.7mcg 24%

Calcium: 95mg 10%

Iron: 1.9mg 10%

Magnesium: 76.5mg 27%

Potassium: 593.4mg 17%

Sodium: 990.9mg 40%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 161

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.