CHICKEN SALAD WITH THAI-FLAVORED DRESSING

Chicken Salad With Thai-Flavored Dressing image

With rotisserie chickens so readily available, it's easy to buy a pre-roasted bird and pull the meat off the bones for use in recipes that would otherwise likely be too complicated for a weeknight meal. A little shredding and chopping is all it takes to serve up this delicious Thai-flavored chicken salad.

Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Categories Salad

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

4 cups rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned, meat shredded into bite-sized pieces
2 medium celery ribs, cut into small dice
2 medium green onions, sliced thin
chopped honey-roasted peanuts
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons white sugar
½ teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
Boston lettuce
sliced cucumbers
grated carrots
chopped honey-roasted peanuts

Steps:

In a medium bowl, mix chicken, celery, green onions and peanuts. In a small bowl, whisk lime juice, fish sauce, ginger, sugar, red pepper, cilantro and mint, plus 2 Tbs. water.
Toss dressing with chicken mixture and serve on a bed of Boston lettuce with the suggested accompaniments.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 387.4 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 127.5 mg, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 55.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 791.7 mg, Sugar 8.5 g