CAMBODIAN SALAD FROM ELEPHANT WALK (BOSTON)

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



CAMBODIAN SALAD FROM ELEPHANT WALK (BOSTON) image

Categories     Salad     Chicken     Poach     Dinner

Number Of Ingredients 19

SALAD DRESSING
1/4 cu. water
1/2 cu. sugar
1 garlic clove
1 shallot
1/2 cu. fish sauce
5 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons salt
SALAD
4 cu. water
1 whole chicken breast (3/4 lb.)
1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced
1/2 large onion, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 cu. mint leaves, loosely packed
1/2 cu. basil, loosely packed
1/2 cu. roasted peanuts, coarsely ground
1/3 cu. salad dressing
Cilantro for garnish

Steps:

  • Dressing: 1. Boil water, stir in sugar to dissolve; cool. 2. Pound garlic and shallot into small pieces, and stir into the water. 3. Add remaining ingredients. Salad: 1. Boil water; add chicken; return to boil, then simmer until tender, 10-15 min. 2. Cool the chicken lightly, then shred. 3. Toss all remaining items in the bowl except for some peanuts and all of the cilantro. 4. Add dressing; use remaining peanuts and cilantro for garnish.

There are no comments yet!