Vietnamese-style Chicken Salad
4 portions
20mA simple chicken salad in a fish sauce forward vinaigrette.
What you will need
CHICKEN
1 bunch Scallions
1 lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
1 inch Fresh Ginger
DRESSING
2 cloves Garlic
1/4 cup Fish Sauce
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 Lime
SALAD
1 Jalapeño
1 head Red or Green Cabbage
1/2 bunch Cilantro
1 bunch Mint
(Nutritional facts 106 calories, 5.34 g fat, 10.33 g carbohydrates, 5.4 g protein, 19 mg cholesterol, 436 mg sodium)How to cook
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Wash the scallions and cut the lengths in half around where the green begins to fade. Gather the green portions up in a bundle and slice thin. Set aside the white portions. We'll use those too.
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Peel ginger with a spoon and grate or chop to a fine paste.
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Peel garlic cloves and chop or grate to a fine paste.
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Slice cabbage in half through the core. Discard any blemished outer leaves if present. Slice cabbage thin.
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Slice the jalapeño into thin rounds.
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Bring a pot of water to a gentle simmer. Add the white portions of the scallions.
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Toss in about half of the grated ginger.
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Add the chicken thighs.
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Simmer for about 10 minutes, or long enough to cook the chicken thighs through.
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Place the soy sauce in a small mixing bowl.
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Add the remaining half of the grated ginger to the soy sauce.
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Add the crushed garlic.
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Add the sugar.
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Squeeze in the juice form the lime. Mix up the vinaigrette.
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Place the sliced cabbage in a large mixing bowl.
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Add the sliced jalapeño.
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Add the sliced green portions of the scallions.
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Add some washed and torn mint.
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Add the dressing and toss to coat. Add a little salt as needed.
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Serve sliced chicken breast over the dressed cabbage.
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