Vietnamese Shredded Chicken Salad
(from mrsdordal’s recipe box)
Source: Saveur
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Cold Salad
Ingredients
- 2 fresh hot red chiles (Thai or serrano)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 3 tbsp. Vietnamese fish sauce (nuó'c mam)
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cups shredded cooked organic chicken
- 4 cups shredded napa cabbage
- 2 medium carrots, julienned
- 1⁄2 cup roughly chopped mint
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Cilantro, for garnish
Directions
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Seed red chiles, then mince. (It is always best to wear rubber gloves when working with chiles.) Place chiles in a large bowl. Add garlic, sugar, rice wine vinegar, fresh lime juice, Vietnamese fish sauce, vegetable oil, and onion. Mix until sugar dissolves. Add shredded chicken, shredded white cabbage, carrots, and fresh mint. Season with freshly ground black pepper, mix, and garnish with cilantro.