Chicken Salad with Vietnamese Dressing

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    22mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    292

Sometimes the simple things in life are the best. This easy to make Chicken Salad with Vietnamese Dressing will be ready to eat in just a few minutes!

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/chicken-salad-with-vietnamese-dressing

recipe updated Jan 12, 2022

Ingredients

  • Ginger icon
    Ginger
    15 g
  • Lime juice icon
    Lime juice
    40 g
  • Chicken thigh icon
    Chicken thigh
    400 g
  • Savoy cabbage icon
    Savoy cabbage
    ½ head
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    1
  • Fresh chili icon
    Fresh chili
    as needed
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    3
  • Fresh chili icon
    Fresh chili
    1
  • Coconut sugar icon
    Coconut sugar
    50 g
  • Fish sauce icon
    Fish sauce
    50 g
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    50 g
  • Mint leaves icon
    Mint leaves
    1 handful
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    1 handful
  • Water icon
    Water
    700 g
  • Baby spinach icon
    Baby spinach
    4 handfuls
  • Mint leaves icon
    Mint leaves
    1 pinch
  • Lime icon
    Lime
    as needed
  • Roasted salted peanuts icon
    Roasted salted peanuts
    100 g

Tools

  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Large serving bowl
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Simmering basket

Step preview

  1. Add garlic clove, ginger, fresh chili, coconut sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, extra virgin olive oil, mint leaves and fresh basil leaves to the TM5 bowl
  2. Blend with MC in place - 10 sec, speed 8
  3. Remove from bowl and set aside
  4. Without washing, add water to the TM5 bowl
  5. Add chicken thighs to the simmering basket
  6. Insert basket and cook - 12 min, 100°C, speed 3
  7. Remove basket and drain Thermomix bowl. Return chicken to Thermomix bowl
  8. Shred - 3 sec, reverse speed 4
  9. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  10. Let cool slightly
  11. Make salad by assembling baby spinach, cabbage, carrot and mint leaves onto each plate or large serving platter
  12. Top with shredded chicken, peanuts and dressing
  13. Serve with lime wedges and sliced chili to taste
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