Fragrant mint, crunchy peanuts, and fresh-squeezed lime juice bring bold flavor to this Vietnamese Chicken and Cabbage Salad!
This past weekend was heaven here!
For whatever reason, we were blessed with four straight days of glorious warm weather and sunshine smack dab in the middle of April.
I did everything I could to make the most of it, including getting a nice tan and making this delicious Vietnamese Cabbage Chicken Salad, of course.
I adore simple meals which take basic ingredients and transform them into balanced perfection.
In this Vietnamese chicken salad recipe, the humble poached chicken, cabbage, carrots and scallions are transformed by a punch of tart lime juice, salty fish sauce, crunchy peanuts, and aromatic mint.
I could easily eat an entire platter of this stuff by myself.
And maybe I already did.
Make this salad on a sunny day and eat it outside. You’ll be feeling really good about life!
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Vietnamese Chicken and Cabbage Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken breasts*
- 2 1/2 cups shredded green cabbage
- 3 scallions - sliced
- 2 medium carrots - grated
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons roughly chopped salted peanuts
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped mint leaves
Instructions
- Toss the chicken, cabbage, scallions, and carrots together in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and vinegar until the sugar is fully dissolved.
- Pour the dressing over the top of the salad and toss well to coat.
- Fold in the peanuts and mint. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.
NOTES
This was so good! Even my son’s mother-in-law who is FROM Vietnam loved it.
Hi Carol, wow, what a great compliment! – Linda
This was delish the dressing is perfect will definitely be making it again
Exactly like the restaurant! Delicious! Just added cucumbers and some fresh cilantro.
Holy cow, this hit the spot on a hot summer day. Super simple. I added matchstick red peppers and followed the rest to the letter; the dressing is easy to throw together and SO savory and good—I pretty much licked the bowl. A keeper!