Red Cabbage and Chicken Asian Salad with Tangy Cilantro Dressing

By dublinburro

This is perhaps the best Asian chicken salad I have ever had. It is pretty easy and quick to do, and tastes AMAZING!

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• Red Cabbage and Chicken Asian Salad with Tangy Cilantro Dressing
• Makes 3-4 servings, recipe adapted from Cooking New American.
• 1/2 tsp. ginger puree or minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 tsp. garlic puree or minced fresh garlic
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 T peanut butter (or more, use "natural" low-sugar peanut butter for South Beach Diet)
• 1 T fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 2 T peanut oil
• 3 T soy sauce (low sodium is ok)
• 1 T very hot water
• 1 T Splenda, sugar, or Agave Nectar
• Salad:
• (You can vary the proportions of different ingredients based on what you have.)
• 2 - 3 cups very thinly sliced red cabbage (use a mandoline to slice the cabbage if you have one)
• 1/2 -1 cup diagonally sliced sugar snap peas (carrots or red bell peppers would also be good, or use a combination of veggies)
• 1/3 cup diagonally sliced green onions (scallions)
• 1 -2 cups diced cooked chicken
• Garnish:
• 2-3 T finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds or peanuts (I only had almonds, but next time I'd use peanuts)

Details

Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from kalynsprintablerecipes.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put ginger, garlic, cilantro, peanut butter, lemon juice, peanut oil, soy sauce, hot water, and sweetener of your choice in food processor. Pulse about one minute, until ingredients are well combined. Taste to see if you want more peanut butter. (I think this could be done in a blender if you don't have a food processor.)

Remove outer leaves from cabbage, cut out core, and cut into thin slices (not more than 1/4 inch thick.) Cut other vegetables into thin diagonal slices or matchstick pieces. (Carrots could be coarsely grated.) Chop chicken into pieces about 1 inch square.

Combine vegetables and chicken in large salad bowl and toss with dressing. Arrange salad on individual plates and garnish with chopped cilantro and peanuts.