Paleo Vietnamese Chicken Salad

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When I was living in Perth, we had a delicious bakery downstairs that used to do the best vietnamese chicken salad. Being such a sucker for the dressing, I knew it had to be packed full of sugar and was determined to make my own.

I find this salad so refreshing with the crunch of the cabbage and other raw vegetables complimented with chopped mint and a zingy dressing. So nice!

The dressing requires a sweet chilli sauce and in case you missed it, I posted that recipe last night here.

Don’t forget to tag me in your creations – @elorahh and #theshrinkingviolet – I LOVE seeing what you create!

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Paleo Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Course

Main Dish, Mains

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 cups green cabbage finely shredded
• 1 Carrot peeled and julienned
• 1/2 capsicum finely diced
• 2 spring onions finely sliced
• 1/4 cup mint leaves shredded
• 1/4 cup Cashew Nuts roasted and coarsely chopped

Dressing

• 1 small clove garlic crushed and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Course Main Dish, Mains Servings people Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 2 cups green cabbage finely shredded 1 Carrot peeled and julienned 1/2 capsicum finely diced 2 spring onions finely sliced 1/4 cup mint leaves shredded 1/4 cup Cashew Nuts roasted and coarsely chopped Dressing 1 small clove garlic crushed and finely chopped 1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce 1 tbsp fish sauce 3 tbsp fresh lime juice 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. Place your chicken breasts into a pot of boiling water and poach for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Drain the water from the chicken breasts and use two forks to shred the meat apart. Set aside.
2. Toss together your remaining salad ingredients except your cashew nuts and serve into two bowls.
3. In a small jug, mix together your dressing ingredients until well combined.
4. Top each salad with chicken and then dress as desired.
5. Garnish with cashew nuts and serve.

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