Thai Chicken Salad with Easy Peanut Dressing - ready in 15 minutes, this salad makes a quick and easy lunch. Keto/low carb/sugar free/gluten free option too.
Whisk together all of the Thai dressing ingredients in a small bowl and put to one side.
3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 clove garlic, 2 tbsp honey, juice of ½ lime, 2 tbsp peanut butter
Peel and slice the carrots into matchsticks. De-seed and thinly slice the red bell pepper, and cut the radishes into small matchsticks.
2 small or 1 large carrot, 1 small red bell pepper, 2 radishes
Use a spiralizer to make courgetti (zucchini) noodles. If you haven’t got one, you could use a knife to carefully cut it into long, thin slices.
1 medium courgette (zucchini)
Place the carrot, red pepper, radishes, courgette, shredded chicken, sliced spring greens, and spring onions into a large bowl. Toss everything together.
125 g (1 cup) cooked shredded chicken, 150 g (3 packed cups) spring greens (collard greens), 3 spring onions (scallions)
Drizzle over the Thai dressing and serve immediately topped with sesame seeds and fresh coriander.
1 small bunch coriander (cilantro), 1 tsp mixed black and white sesame seeds
Note: if you want to make this ahead, you can cover and refrigerate the salad and the dressing separately. Mix together right before serving.
Notes
Can I make Thai chicken salad ahead?
Yes! Make the salad the dressing, but don't pour the salad on the dressing. Cover them separately and refrigerate for a day or two, then pour on the dressing before serving..
Can I make Thai chicken salad gluten free?
Yes, replace the soy sauce with tamari - it'll taste just as good..
Can I use rotisserie chicken?
Absolutely. I'm all for the time-savers!.
Can I serve it warm?
Yes. Heat a splash of oil in a wok, add all of the salad ingredients, except the sesame seeds. Heat for a couple of minutes until hot throughout, but still crunchy. Pour in the sauce, heat through, tossing everything together, and serve topped with sesame seeds..
I'm on keto/low carb/sugar-free - can I replace the honey in the dressing?
Yes, I've replaced the honey with 3 tsp erythritol before now, and it worked great..Nutritional Information is per serving: (you can knock off 11.3 carbs per serving by removing the honey from the dressing).