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Thai Chicken Salad with Spinach

Thai Chicken Salad

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  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Entree Salad
  • Method: tossed
  • Cuisine: Thai

Description

 Thai Chicken Salad with baby spinach, spring herbs and scallions. A flavorful Thai-inspired Entree Salad.
 
 

Ingredients

Units Scale
Spinach Salad
  • 2 extra large handfuls baby spinach (about 4 ounces)
  • 1 Turkish cucumber, sliced
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced at a diagonal
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
  • 1/4 cup torn mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup torn basil leaves (Thai basil is nice) or sub more mint or cilantro.
Optional additions: avocado slices, thinly sliced jalapeno, toasted flaked coconut, sliced radishes, snap peas, store-bought crispy shallots, roasted peanuts. or make our Peanut Chili Crunch (Seroendeng).

Instructions

  1. Place the coconut milk,  juice from half a small lime, salt, fish sauce and optional kefir lime leaves in a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
  2. Add the chicken breast, cover, and simmer gently for 15-25 minutes or until chicken pulls apart easily with two forks. Let cool.
  3. Place salad ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and toss gently to combine. Set aside.
  4. Once the chicken is cooked, using two forks shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and set aside. Let the cooking liquid cool to room temp, about 10 minutes.
  5. Add the chicken to the salad bowl and spoon some of the cooled flavorful coconut broth over the salad,  toss gently just enough to coat the leaves lightly.
  6. Adjust salt and lime to taste. Divide among two large plates and garnish with lime wedges & crispy shallots and any other additional garnishes.

Notes

You can also make the chicken ahead, keeping some of the poaching liquid (which must be at room temperature) to toss with the salad.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 cups
  • Calories: 393
  • Sugar: 2 g
  • Sodium: 1106.7 mg
  • Fat: 27.5 g
  • Saturated Fat: 22.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 11.2 g
  • Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 30.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 82.7 mg