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Thai Chicken Salad

Quick lunch or light dinner ? This Thai Chicken Salad is perfect and you can do all the prepping in advance ! Very filling and packed with vegetables

Thai Chicken Salad ~ This Thai Chicken Salad is the perfect lunch or light dinner and you can do all the prepping way in advance !

This Thai Chicken Salad will quickly become a family favorite if you like Thai food, and especially Salads.

I can be as happy as can be with a plateful of Chicken Salad, or any Salad for that matter.

We love our salads, and have our absolute favorites, but in general, living in sunny SA, salads are a staple for lunch or light dinners.

In this recipe for the Thai Chicken Salad the marinade serves a 2-in-1 goal. Marinade and Dressing ! You only use a little for the marinating part and the remaining marinade gets added ingredients and drizzled over the Salad just before serving.

There is so much going on in this Salad that at first glance, you would never think so. After your first taste you will think you are in some Foodies paradise !

Quick lunch or light dinner ? This Thai Chicken Salad is perfect and you can do all the prepping in advance ! Very filling and packed with vegetables #ChickenSalad #ThaiChicken #MakeAheadSalad

I make this Thai Chicken Salad fairly often, as you can do most of the prepping way in advance. Even the cooking of the Chicken !

And once you are ready to serve, toss everything together, and your Salad is done and lunch or a light dinner can be served.

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Thai Chicken Salad

Thai Chicken Salad

Thai Chicken Salad

Linda Nortje
Quick lunch or light dinner ? This Thai Chicken Salad is perfect and you can do all the prepping in advance ! Very filling and packed with vegetables
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Marinate Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Salad
Cuisine Thai
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 299.6 kcal

Ingredients
  

MARINADE/DRESSING:

  • ¼ cup Soy Sauce
  • 3 TB Fresh Ginger grated
  • 1 t Garlic minced
  • 3 TB Olive Oil
  • 2 TB Hoisin Sauce
  • 1 TB Sesame Oil
  • 1 t Tabasco Sauce
  • 2 TB Brown Sugar
  • 2 TB Honey

SALAD:

  • 300 g Chicken Fillets 10.5 oz
  • ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Spring Onions chopped (Scallions)
  • 1 Small Cabbage shredded, torn
  • 2 Carrots peeled and grated
  • 1 Onion halved and thinly sliced
  • cup Cilantro Leaves roughly chopped
  • ½ cup Almond Flakes toasted, divided
  • 2 t Sesame Seeds toasted, divided

Instructions
 

  • Combine the Marinade/Dressing ingredients (Soy Sauce through Honey)
  • Place the Chicken in a marinade bowl – drizzle over 3 TB of the Marinade/Dressing – cover and chill for 30 minutes, turning over after 15 minutes
  • Add the Red Wine Vinegar and Spring Onions to the remaining Dressing – chill until needed
  • Grill the Chicken Fillets using a health griller, griddle pan, the BBQ grill or George Foreman until done – allow to rest for 15 – 20 minutes – cut into cubes
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the Chicken, Cabbage, Carrots, Onion, Cilantro, half the Almonds and half the Sesame Seeds – toss well and transfer to a serving dish
  • Drizzle with the Dressing and sprinkle over the remaining Almonds and Sesame Seeds
Nutrition Facts
Thai Chicken Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
299.6
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
16.5
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
 
2.5
g
16
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
13.6
g
Carbohydrates
 
26.3
g
9
%
Fiber
 
5.4
g
23
%
Protein
 
16.3
g
33
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve immediately as lunch, a light dinner or a side.

LINDA

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Helen

Sunday 22nd of March 2015

A lovely salad and perfect for a packed lunch too.

Meal Plannin Maven

Sunday 22nd of March 2015

I just love all the wonderful colors and textures you chose for this salad and can't wait to try it!

Cindy Jamieson

Saturday 21st of March 2015

This is a great looking salad. Loving all those flavours in the marinade/dressing. YUM

Renee Paj

Saturday 21st of March 2015

This sounds so good! the perfect lunch!

April J Harris

Saturday 21st of March 2015

What a wonderful, fresh and delicious salad, Linda. I love the flavours you have used in the marinade and dressing.

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