Thai Salad
Vibrant and crunchy Thai Salad is a 100 calorie lunch that feels like a feast!
Servings: 8
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Equipment
- mandoline slicer, optional Buy it here
Ingredients
- 4 cups finely shredded Savoy cabbage*
- 3 cups finely shredded red cabbage
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup sliced pea pods
- 1/2 cup julienned yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cup fine slivers of red onion
- 1 hot pepper, thinly sliced, optional, (I used a red jalapeño)
- 2/3 cup snipped cilantro (+ upper stems) loosely packed
- 1/4 cup snipped mint leaves
dressing
- 3 Tbsp fish sauce**
- 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
garnish
- 1/3 cup roasted peanuts
- more fresh cilantro and mint
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Add all the salad ingredients to a large bowl. The vegetable amounts are flexible, so feel free to adjust them to suit your taste.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved. Taste and adjust if needed. Pour most of the dressing over the salad and toss well, adding the rest only if you need it.
- Pile the salad onto a serving platter or into a large bowl. Top with roasted peanuts and garnish with lime wedges and more fresh herbs.
Notes
*To shred cabbage, remove the loose outer leaves and cut the head into quarters through the core. Cut out the cores, then shred the cabbage with a sharp knife or a mandoline set to 1/8 inch.
**For a vegan Thai salad, use vegan fish sauce.
Make ahead: Prep the vegetables and dressing up to a day ahead and refrigerate them separately. Toss shortly before serving and add the herbs and peanuts last
To make this salad a meal, add shredded rotisserie chicken, grilled shrimp, salmon, thinly sliced steak, or tofu.
Nutrition
Calories: 106 kcal · Carbohydrates: 14 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Sodium: 590 mg · Potassium: 372 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 7 g · Vitamin A: 3688 IU · Vitamin C: 63 mg · Calcium: 57 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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