Thai Chicken Salad

Name: Thai Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 180 - 220 g / 6 -7oz chicken breast; 150 g / 5 oz mixed lettuce leaves ((or other of choice)); 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes (, halved); 1 small cucumber (, sliced); 1/4 red onion (, finely sliced); 1/2 large red chilli (, deseeded and very finely sliced (Note 1)); 1/2 cup roasted cashews (, unsalted preferred); 1/4 cup coriander / cilantro leaves; 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander/cilantro stems ((see video)); 1 1/2 tsp Chilli Garlic Sauce ((Note 2)); 1 small garlic (, minced); 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice (or rice vinegar); 2 tsp fish sauce ((Note 3)); 1 tbsp canola oil ((or vegetable, grapeseed or other neutral oil)); 1 1/2 tsp sugar ((any, I use white))

Recipe VIDEO above. A chicken salad with a fantastic Thai chilli lime dressing with a great tangy-sweet-salty-spicy balance that South East Asian food is known for. Using Chilli Garlic Sauce is a great way to thicken dressing as well as adding more layers of flavour. Serves 2 as a main, 4 as a si...

⏱ 35 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Medium 🍽 2 servings 👁 5

Instructions

Take the chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking.
Boil water in a saucepan. Add chicken, put the lid on, let the water come back up to a simmer, then remove from stove. Set aside for 20 minutes (even up to 45 min is fine). (Note 4)
Remove chicken from water and shred, then cool.
Place ingredients in a jar. Shake well. Taste and adjust as required. It should be a balance of tangy / sweet / salty / hint of spice. (Note 5)
Place Salad ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle over most of the Dressing, toss. Serve immediately, drizzled with remaining Dressing.

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Nutrition per serving

465kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$14967.00

Per Serving
$7484.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$29934.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
- 220 g / 6 -7oz chicken breast	180	$11458.00
/ 5 oz mixed lettuce leaves	150 g	$2668.00
cherry or grape tomatoes	1 cup	$34.00
cucumber	1 small	$116.00
red onion	0.25	$17.00
red chilli	0.5 large	$6.00
roasted cashews	0.5 cup	$287.00
coriander / cilantro leaves	0.25 cup	$117.00
finely chopped coriander/cilantro stems	1 tbsp	$30.00
Chilli Garlic Sauce	0.5 tsp	$5.00
garlic	1 small	$198.00
fresh lime juice	0.5 tbsp	$5.00
fish sauce	2 tsp	$22.00
canola oil	1 tbsp	$4.00
sugar	0.5 tsp	-