We simply grew sick of eating hamburger tacos and chose to try something real. We adore the flavor of the meat’s lime infusion. Serve with tortillas, lettuce, cheese, salsa, guacamole, and other toppings.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped green chile peppers
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cooked skinless boneless chicken breast halves, shredded
- ½ head cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
- ⅓ onion, finely chopped
- ⅓ cup finely chopped dry roasted peanuts
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Stir together the chopped green chiles, rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, vegetable oil, and black pepper until the mixture is thoroughly combined and the sugar is dissolved.
- Place the chicken, cabbage, carrot, onion, peanuts, and cilantro in a salad bowl, and toss thoroughly together with tongs. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss again. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 303 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 991 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was excellent. We have three in our family and I had to make more because no one could stop eating it. Taste the dressing after everything is in it and adjust accordingly. In our case I added just a little more rice vinegar and lime juice. We added the mint per other suggestions and also some English cucumber, red bell pepper, cashews and chow mein noodles. Thanks for the recipe!!
This was ok. Simple enough to make and exactly as you would expect out of a chicken cabbage based salad.
Really nice salad! Substituted coconut aminos for the fish sauce and used toasted sesame seeds instead of the oil. I also added some sliced orange pepper and some sliced dried apricots and found it added to the experience.
A nice lunch – I used a mix of bagged coleslaw and bagged broccoli slaw for the vegetables, that made it really easy.
This salad is fresh and tasty! The dressing is light but flavorful.
we LOVE this,,,,, crunchy, bold flavors. The only things I do differently is to make double the dressing only because its so good, and double the cilantro because I loce cilantro
Oh my goodness! This is AMAZING! I was a little lazy making it so I used a rotisserie chicken rather than chicken breasts.. SO GOOD!
The only thing I changed was eliminating the hot peppers. Next time I would do that again along with reducing the fish sauce and increasing the sugar. When I get this at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant it is usually sweeter, lighter, and much less salty. I will definitely try it again though and continue tweaking it until I get it just right. Someone mentioned mango…that would be a really nice add on!
The dressing for this is ridiculously tasty.
I made it as written but instead of chopping the cabbage and carrots, I bought a ready made bag of cole slaw salad from Trade Joes. Came out a little bland for me , I doubled the lime juice and a little more cilantro and it’s perfect. Thank you for sharing the recipe, this makes a very nice salad especially if it gets chilled for a couple of hours before eating to allow the flavors to soak in.
This salad is so delicious and easy, my husband and I both loved it. I made no changes, I thought it was perfect just the way it was. Served it on a bed of arugula and mixed greens.
Hubby doesn’t like cilantro so I served it on the side. I was delish.
This was so good the first time I made it just as it was written. My second time I decided to use a slaw mix adding finely chopped onion and chopped cilantro. The dressing is what makes this so delicious. First time I didn’t use the green chili since my husband doesn’t like spicy. I do and it is terrific! I added a tiny extra garlic and lime to the dressing as a personal preference and a bit more cilantro as a preference also this second time. Perfection for me. So yummy and I don’t feel guilty eating more veggies.
This turned out great! I substituted one tbsp of sriracha for the chilies since i didn’t have them and my sesame oil was hot oil also. When I cooked the chicken I cooked it in water, bouillon, a little garlic salt, and some Chinese five spice for extra flavor. Also i didn’t read the part of the recipe that said to finely chop the onions mine were in slices and that was okay. I used two and half tbsp of fish sauce and the taste was fine for me, but I tend to like it.
Okay, so call me crazy but as I am not a fan of raw cabbage I made the recipe as called for but then take all the veggies and sauce and saute it! Just until the cabbage starts getting soft but still crunchy. Then add the cooked chicken, peanuts and cilantro. Fabulous! Can serve warm or cold.
Was delicious and fairly easy! A hit with my family— I will make it again! I chose to omit the fish sauce and used additional vegetable oil instead of the sesame oil due to an allergy. Still turned out great!
I made this for my cooking class and it was phenomenal!! Everyone loved it! Perfect texture and flavor. The cilantro overpowers the fish sauce, so you don’t taste it as much. We used brand name everything and fresh ingredients. The product purchase makes a difference.
Used cashews instead of peanuts, olive oil instead of vegetable oil and no onions because they make my nose itch ??
Such a nice salad. I used chicken thighs that I cooked for twenty minutes in the pressure cooker with just salt and pepper and a little water. So tender. I added one mango chopped to the salad…. YUM!!!
Perfect for lunch or light dinner!
I love this fresh salad on a hot day. It tastes even better after it sits in the fridge overnight. I use red onion. Add mint. Only one T of fish sauce, one T soy sauce, olive oil instead of vegetable oil. I poach the chicken with pepper corns, bay leaves & sweet onion. Chop peanuts & serve on the side. So yummy. ??