Vietnamese Salad with Peanut Sauce
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Ingredients
  • 2 chicken breasts or 200 grams of chicken sausages/chicken balls
  • Lettuce
  • ½ yellow capsicums, cut into thin strips
  • ½ green capsicum, cut into thin strips
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • green onions, finely chopped (about /4 cup)
  • cilantro - chopped
  • basil - chopped
  • 1 onion - sliced
  • 5 cherry tomatoes
  • Corn *optional
For the peanut sauce
  • ΒΌ cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2-4 teaspoons water
  • ½ cup roasted peanuts
  • 4 small cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ lemongrass - bruised
Instructions
  1. If using chicken sausage or chicken balls, just pan fry for 5 minutes and keep aside.
  2. If using chicken breast, season chicken breast with your favorite seasoning. You can just opt for salt, pepper and some rosemary. Grill or pan fry with 1 tbsp of oil till cooked. Keep aside.
  3. Combine the dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor. Sauce should still be slightly chunky. Taste and adjust to fit your preferences.
  4. On a plate, scattered the vegetables and top with a chicken breast. Top with a spoonfuls of peanut sauce and finish it off with a few extra chopped peanuts, cilantro and basil.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 Calories: 592 Fat: 27g Saturated fat: 4g Unsaturated fat: 22g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 52g Sugar: 24g Sodium: 903mg Fiber: 12g Protein: 43g Cholesterol: 73mg
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/vietnamese-salad-with-peanut-sauce/