Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe

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Vietnamese Chicken Salad
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Directions:

  1. Make chicken and vegetables for salad: Stir together lime juice, garlic, ginger, chiles, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, then rub all over chicken, inside and out. Marinate, covered, at room temperature while cooking vegetables.
  2. Thinly slice cabbage with slicer. Cut carrots into thin matchsticks (1/8 inch) with a knife. Cook vegetables in a large pot of salted boiling water (2 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a large sieve or colander with a slotted spoon (return water to a boil) and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Drain well.
  3. Add sugar to boiling water, then add chicken with marinade and cook, covered, 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let chicken stand in cooking liquid, covered, 30 minutes. Carefully transfer chicken with tongs to a cutting board and let stand until cool enough to handle. Coarsely shred meat (and skin if desired), transferring to a large bowl.
  4. Make dressing while chicken cools:
  5. Bring fish sauce and brown sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Blend mixture in a blender along with chiles, ginger, and garlic (use caution when blending hot liquids). Stir in lime juice.
  6. Assemble salad:
  7. Toss vegetables with half of dressing and chicken with remainder. Serve chicken over vegetables and sprinkle with peanuts, basil, and mint. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
  8. Cooks' notes:
  9. •Chicken can be marinated up to 1 hour.
  10. •Chicken and vegetables can be cooked 1 day ahead. Chill separately (covered once cool).
  11. •Dressing can be made 1 day ahead and chilled in an airtight container.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 274.23 Kcal (1148 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.92g 23%
Cholesterol 56.21mg 19%
Sodium 1080.71mg 45%
Potassium 455.17mg 10%
Total Carbs 20.46g 7%
Sugars 12.73g 51%
Dietary Fiber 3.89g 16%
Protein 15.88g 32%
Vitamin C 29.5mg 49%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 63.9mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 140.3 Kcal (587 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.63g 23%
Cholesterol 28.76mg 19%
Sodium 552.9mg 45%
Potassium 232.87mg 10%
Total Carbs 10.47g 7%
Sugars 6.51g 51%
Dietary Fiber 1.99g 16%
Protein 8.12g 32%
Vitamin C 15.1mg 49%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 10%
Iron 0.7mg 7%
Calcium 32.7mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.9
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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