Thai chicken salad is typical of Thai dishes because it includes a balance of sweet, sour, hot, and salty tastes, and you can adjust the flavors as you like. There are many versions of this Thai-created dish in America.This Thai chicken salad makes for easy and impressive entertaining.
Ingredients ::
- 1 ................................... lime
- 1⁄4 cup .......................... peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon .................. fish sauce (avail-able in some supermarkets or in Asian grocery stores)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon .................. crushed red pepper
- 3 ................................... scallions
- 8 ................................... romaine leaves
- 1 teaspoon .................... brown sugar
- 2 cups .......................... bite-sized pieces cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoons ............... chopped peanuts
Directions ::
- On a cutting board, cut the lime in half. Squeeze the lime to make 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice. Place the lime juice in a medium bowl.
- To make the dressing, add the peanut oil, fish sauce, and crushed red pepper to the medium bowl. Use a whisk to blend the ingredients.
- Wash the scallions and romaine leaves and pat dry with paper towels. Cut off the roots of the scallions. Chop the white part only and add to the bowl.
- Place the romaine leaves on 4 plates.
- Taste the dressing. Add about 1 teaspoon of brown sugar as needed to balance the flavors in the way you like best.
- Add the chicken to the dressing and toss to coat well.
- Place the chicken salad on top of the lettuce leaves on the plates. Garnish with chopped peanuts.
