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Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

One of my favorite entree salads. It is very crisp, clean and fresh tasting. Although there are a lot of ingredients, it is very simple and foolproof to prepare. I often buy a precooked whole chicken at the market to use for this salad.

List of Ingredients

4 chicken breast halves (can use any precooked chicken)
1 tablespoon lee kum kee chili-garlic sauce or chili paste
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
4 tablespoons fish sauce
6 tablespoons peanut oil
1 head savoy cabbage, shredded or chiffonade
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
1 small red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
1 small fresh red hot chili pepper or green hot chili pepper, diced
1/2 seedless cucumber, julienned
2 large carrots, julienned
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1/2 cup roughly chopped roasted peanuts



Recipe

Salt, pepper and roast chicken breasts at 400 until done.
Cool.
Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together chile paste, garlic, sugar, vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, and peanut oil until well combined.
Set aside.
Remove chicken meat from bones and slice each breast thinly on the bias.
In a medium bowl, toss together cabbage, mint, and cilantro.
Add 1/2 of the dressing and toss.
Place on a large platter or 4 individual platters.
Top cabbage mixture with onion, pepper, cucumber, carrots, bell pepper, and chicken.
Drizzle with the reserved dressing, garnish with peanuts and cilantro sprigs, and serve