This Thai Chicken Salad recipe is always the star of the show whenever it's served at our table. This easy, healthy salad come together in 15 to 20 minutes. 236 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
This Thai Chicken Salad recipe is always the perfect dish for a special (but easy) dinner. We're celebrating here today and, true to form, my celebration food is savory and involves soy sauce. And what's the occasion? Well, it just so happens that this little blog of mine turns 7 today. Seven years ago, I picked up my point and shoot camera after making a batch of French onion soup, snapped a couple of badly lit photos, wrote a story to go along with the recipe and hit "publish". I started the blog as a lark, a creative outlet to channel my love of food and cooking. At that point, I had no idea that it was something that could become a full-time job and eventually contribute to the family income.
Here we are, 7 years and about 1000 recipes later, and I still get a high from coming up with a new recipe idea, getting the thumbs-up from my official taste-testers (my husband and boys - they love this Thai Chicken Salad recipe!) and sharing it with my readers. It just never gets old.
And in the spirit of recipes that I couldn't wait to share with you, this Thai Chicken Salad recipe ranks right up there with some of my all-time favorites, such as Teriyaki Shrimp Tacos with Chili Lime Yogurt, Slow Cooker Hoisin Chicken and Rice Noodles with Chicken, Asparagus & Soy Ginger Sauce.
You're seeing the savory, soy sauce trend here, right?
I'm not kidding when I say that I could eat bowl after bowl of this salad. Napa cabbage, red cabbage and grated carrots are tossed together to form the base of a salad (or slaw), then pumped up with shredded chicken and a Thai-inspired dressing that includes soy sauce (of course!), a splash of fish sauce (Thai food wouldn't be the same without it), rice vinegar and chili garlic sauce.
Dig in!
Watch how easy it is to make this Thai Chicken Salad:
And before signing off, I want to thank all of you for your loyal readership. I truly love what I do, and your comments and emails make my job that much more rewarding.
Other healthy Thai-inspired recipes:
Thai Shrimp Stir Fry with Zucchini
10-Minute Thai Shrimp, Cucumber & Avocado Salad
Thai Chicken Naan Pizza with Peanut Sauce, Red Pepper & Carrots
Printable Recipe
Thai Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ Napa cabbage thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
- ¼ small red cabbage thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
- 2 medium carrots grated (about 1 cup)
- 3 green onion thinly sliced
- ¼ cup minced cilantro
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken breast
- 3 tablespoons slivered almonds toasted
The Dressing:
- 1 lime juiced
- 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 teaspoons agave nectar or honey
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the Napa cabbage, red cabbage, carrot, green onion, cilantro and chicken breast. Toss with the dressing. Garnish with the toasted almonds. Serve.
The Dressing:
- In a small glass bowl, combine the lime juice, peanut butter, soy sauce, agave nectar, fish sauce, rice vinegar and chili garlic sauce. Whisk until smooth.
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Sara @ Bitz & Giggles
Congrats on 7 years! That's such a wonderful accomplishment! This salad is so colorful and fun!
KalynsKitchen
Congratulations on seven great years! Seems like only a year or two ago that we met, how can that be possible?
Katerina @ Diethood
WOOOOOT!! Happy Blogiversary!! Celebrating with this beautiful, colorful salad is a must!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Congrats on 7 great years!! This salad looks amazing, definitely my kind of flavors!
Kirsten
Congrats on 7 years, Dara!
This salad looks delicious and I too would love to dig in.
Debbie
This looks delicious and I cannot wait to try it. Thank you for sharing!
Debbie
P.S. I almost forgot to say, congratulations! I've been following you for about 5 years now and love to see how you've progressed. It just keeps getting better. And your food photography skills are excellent.
Dara
Thank you so much, Debbie! It is for readers like you that I keep doing this. Your loyalty means the world the me.
Nora (A Clean Bake)
Thank you so much for including my pad thai with this wonderful recipe!
Dara
My pleasure! It looks wonderful!
Kathy
When I see " fish sauce" listed as an ingredient on a recipe, it makes my stomach churn! What is fish sauce? Is there a substitute? This salad looked delicious until I saw fish sauce as ingredient. Just makes me want to chunk the recipe!
Dara
Hi Kathy, I get it! Fish sauce is not a pleasant smelling ingredient, but lends an amazing underlying flavor that is key to Thai food. If you've ever had Pad Thai, you've had fish sauce! It's sold in most grocery stores, in the international aisle. If you really prefer not to use it, you could either leave it out or substitute with a bit of Worcestershire sauce, which happens to contain anchovies. I hope that helps!
Diane
I am allergic to fish and sea food, but I found a recipe on the internet for a vegetarian fish sauce.
anne
thank you
Ginny McMeans
That salad is gorgeous! Love the dressing - sounds so flavorful!
mel
My husband and I nearly finished this whole thing off. I forgot the lime juice so I know it could have been even better. Next time will make more dressing and be sure to use low sodium soy sauce
Dara
I'm so glad you and your husband enjoyed it!
Liz
Love this salad. Thank you and have a Wonderful Monday.