Asian Chicken Salad
I love this Asian Chicken Salad. It fits the bill for a delicious and healthy lunch that I can make ahead of time and keep in the fridge for a few days. I often times struggle with lunch options during the week. I’m either uninspired or in a time crunch and just end up not eating at all. That’s one of the many reasons I love to cook this and keep it in the fridge ready for the week ahead.
You can absolutely use boneless skinless chicken breasts that you poach or roast, but I prefer the ease of a rotisserie chicken chopped finely. The chicken meat gets mixed with a slew of delicious Asian flavors and then instead of pecans like in a traditional chicken salad this one has peanuts and grape tomatoes instead of grapes. Cute isn’t it?
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Asian Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb cooked chicken I prefer rotisserie chicken
- 2 tbsp light mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 limes juiced
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- 1/2 C cilantro chopped
- 1/2 pt grape tomatoes halved or quartered
- 1/4 c dry roasted peanuts
- 1/2 small red onion finely diced
Instructions
- Whisk together the mayonnaise, chili garlic sauce, fish sauce, honey, lime juice, and peanut oil in a small bowl.
- In a larger bowl add the chicken, cilantro, peanuts, red onion, and mayonnaise mixture. Toss to combine then gently stir in the tomato halves.
- Serve as is or chilled.
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