Shortly after our little one was born we started frequenting a grill just down our street. When I got tired of cooking or if the baby was having a rough night I sent the hubby to get take-out. Their open face hanger steak sandwich was always my favorite until I discovered this salad. It’s bursting with peanutty flavor, which is always a plus for peanut butter lover like myself.
I made it a goal to replicate their salad, you know to save a little money and to bottle that amazing dressing for other uses. It’s seriously sooo good! After planning out our grocery list for the week and doing some recipe research, I realized that I already had the ingredients I needed for the dressing… score!
With all of my ingredients prepped and ready to go, I plated my salad and tossed on all of the fixings. I found a lot of them at my grocery store’s salad bar… Harmons is the best! And to make things even easier I swung by the deli counter and had them slice me a thick piece of Boar’s Head low sodium chicken breast. It was much easier & faster then cooking my own at home.
Then I used my mini food processor to emulsify the peanut dressing. Just put in all of your ingredients in (yes it’s quite a long list) and pulse away!!! This sweet and spicy dressing has so much flavor packed into it, you’re going to love it!
Drizzle that liquid gold over your salad, mix it all together and dig in! You can easily share this for lunch or eat it all by yourself for dinner 🙂 It’s super fresh, filling and flavorful- so delicious you’re going to want to make it time & time again. Enjoy!
Thai Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
For the Dressing
- 2 Tbsp honey or agave
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro - loosely packed
- 1 tsp chile sauce or Sriracha
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1-2 Tbsp canola oil
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
For the Salad
- 3 cups greens - loosely packed
- 1/2 cup cooked chicken - sliced or chopped in chunks
- 1/4 cup edamame - cooked and shelled
- 1/4 cup cucumber - chopped
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper - sliced
- 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1/4 cup fried wontons
Instructions
- To prepare the dressing, combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and puree for 30 seconds (Note: if you do not have a mini food processor, you can chop the cilantro by hand and whisk vigorously to emulsify it by hand).
- To assemble the salad, plate the greens and top with the chicken, edamame, cucumber, bell pepper, peanuts, and wontons. Drizzle the dressing over the top, and garnish with additional cilantro or thin slices of green onion.
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Recipe source: Life Made Simple
I HAVE to try this. You’re killin’ me, man. That is all.