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Thai Chicken Salad with Fresh Herbs & Lime Dressing
Using Foster Farms Chicken Breasts, this Thai salad is wonderful as a meal for yourself or as a complimentry side dish to your main meal.. Prep Time: approx. 20 Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 20 Minutes. Ready in: approx. 40 minutes .
Makes servings.
2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
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30 fresh mint and 30 fresh basil leaves(2-inches long), coarsely chopped
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3/8 teaspoons cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
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salt and freshly ground black pepper
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3 tablespoon vegetable oil
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Salad
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1 package Foster Farms Chicken Breast Fillets
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2 cups packed, chopped Romaine lettuce
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1 large carrot
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1/2 medium red onion, sliced into thin pieces
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1 cup packed cilantro, coarsely chopped
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1 tablespoon Chinese 5-spice
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3/4 cup lightly salted cashews
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Lime Dressing
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1/2 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 or 4 large limes)
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2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
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4 teasooons sugar
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Directions
1. Put lime juice, fish sauce, the sugar, cayenne, 3/8 teaspoon salt, a dash of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small jar. Seal lid tightly. Shake well; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, cabbage, carrot, mint, basil, and cilantro; keep chilled.
3. Put onion in a medium bowl; set aside.
4. Season chicken with 5-spice, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon black pepper. In a 10-inch skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat.
5. Add chicken; cook until well browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until no longer pink in center, about 5 to 10 minutes more.
6. When cool enough to handle, slice chicken into thin, bite-size pieces. Toss chicken with reserved onions and reserved lime dressing; let stand 5 minutes.
7. Put chicken mixture and cashews into bowl with reserved lettuce; toss. Adjust salt, black pepper, and cayenne to taste. Serve immediately.
Note: Chinese 5-spice and Thai fish sauces are available in the international section at the grocery store or in Asian markets. If fish sauce is strong, start with 1 tablespoon, adding more to taste.
For a spicier salad, increase cayenne pepper or add minced jalapeno or serrano peppers.
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