Quick 'n Easy Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 chicken breasts or 2 chicken thighs, cooked, boned, skinned, roughly shredded
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 2 chilies, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 shallots or 1/2 red onion, finely sliced
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 2 cups chinese cabbage or 2 cups savoy cabbage, shredded
• 4 tablespoons vietnamese mint or 4 tablespoons mint, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix together the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, ginger, chilli, garlic and shallots (or red onion).
• 2 plunge the bean sprouts into boiling water for 10 seconds, drain them and rinse under cold water to stop them from cooking any further.
• 3 mix the bean sprouts with the chinese cabbage, vietnamese mint and chicken.
• 4 pour the dressing over the salad and toss all the ingredients together until they are well combined.
• 5 serve as a light meal, or as a main dish over steamed rice.