Vietnamese Chicken Salad
The Vietnamese poached chicken salad — shredded chicken, cabbage and carrot with handfuls of mint and coriander in a sweet-sour lime and fish sauce dressing, finished with crushed peanuts.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken breasts, skinless
- 300 g white cabbage, very finely shredded
- 1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks
- 0.5 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 handful mint leaves
- 1 handful coriander leaves
- 50 g roasted peanuts, crushed
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1500 kcal · P 187.2g · C 89.7g · F 45.5g
Estimated from 14 of 14 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Put the chicken in a pan, cover with cold water, add the salt and bring to a bare simmer. Cook for 12–15 minutes, until the thickest part is no longer pink, then leave it to cool in the liquid for 10 minutes so it stays juicy.
- 2Soak the sliced onion in iced water for 10 minutes to make it crisp and mild, then drain well.
- 3Stir the sugar into the water and lime juice until it dissolves, then add the fish sauce, garlic and chilli. Taste: sweet, sour and salty should be in balance.
- 4Shred the chicken by hand into thin strips along the grain.
- 5Toss the cabbage, carrot, onion, chicken, mint and coriander with most of the dressing and leave for 5 minutes, so the cabbage softens slightly.
- 6Pile onto a platter, pour over the remaining dressing and scatter with the peanuts.
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Questions and answers
How long does Vietnamese Chicken Salad take to make?
About 40 minutes: 25 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Vietnamese Chicken Salad?
14 ingredients: chicken breasts, white cabbage, carrot, red onion, mint leaves, coriander leaves, roasted peanuts, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, water, garlic and 2 more.
How many servings does this Vietnamese Chicken Salad recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Vietnamese Chicken Salad?
About 375 kcal, with 46.8 g protein, 22.4 g carbohydrate and 11.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Vietnamese Chicken Salad recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Vietnamese Chicken Salad?
Vietnamese Chicken Salad comes from Vietnamese cuisine.
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