Best Thai Style Warm Chicken Salad With Chilli Mint Lime Recipes

THAI STYLE WARM CHICKEN SALAD WITH CHILLI, MINT & LIME

Steps:

• Heat the grill; Brush the chicken with vegetable oil and grill until cooked through; Let it rest for five minutes and then slice thinly.
• For the dressing, whisk the lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, and sugar until the sugar dissolves; Add the sliced shallots, chilli and spring onions and toss together.
• Tear the mint and coriander leaves and lightly toss with the chicken, salt and pepper.
• At the last minute, add the dressing to the chicken and toss lightly; Arrange it on plates, scatter with peanuts and serve with lime wedges.

SPICY THAI CHICKEN SALAD WITH CHILI LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine rice vinegar, lime zest and juice, shallot, chili pepper and garlic in a small bowl. Let this sit for 10 - 15 minutes, then add remaining ingredients and give it a whisk. Let the dressing sit for an additional 10 - 15 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.
• Shred the cabbage and carrots in the food processor, or grate carrots on box grater and thinly slice cabbage. Add to large mixing bowl.
• Add shredded chicken, peanuts, scallions, snow peas, herbs, salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
• Pour dressing over and mix thoroughly to coat. Serve immediately.

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH THAI LIME-CHILE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix together vinegar, fish sauce, sambal paste, soy sauce, sesame oil, and lime juice. Slowly whisk in 1/4 cup vegetable oil to emulsify. Stir in 1 slice red chile and 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; set vinaigrette aside.
• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Rub chicken with 2 tablespoons oil and season with salt and pepper. Place chicken on grill pan and cook, turning once, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a baking sheet; transfer to oven and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool.
• Fill a medium saucepan with oil to a depth of 3 inches; heat oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 375 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer. Working in batches, add cellophane noodles to hot oil and cook until puffed, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate to cool.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Prepare an ice-water bath and set aside. Add snow peas to boiling water and cook until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to ice-water bath until cooled. Drain and thinly slice on the bias.
• Arrange cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, noodles, and snow peas on a large platter. Slice cooled chicken and arrange over salad. Garnish with peanuts, basil, mint, and remaining slices of chile. Serve with vinaigrette.

WARM THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet or wok over med-high heat.
• Cook garlic and chile in oil around 30 secs, stirring frequently.
• Stir in chicken.
• Cook stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Add bell pepper, cucumber and onions; toss with chicken mixture.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except salad greens.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 30 secs.
• Remove from heat.
• Divide lettuce among 4 dinner plates.
• Spoon chicken mixture over lettuce, using slotted spoon.
• Drizzle liquid from skillet over chicken and lettuce.
• Garnish with dry-roasted peanuts and lime slices if desired.