Light, crunchy and packed with Thai flavors, this Thai Chicken Salad is great for make-ahead lunches. The Thai peanut dressing is lightened up with powdered peanut butter but is still full of flavor. (gluten free, dairy free)
January is salad season! Have you heard?
Seems like everyone is on a diet and if I see one more diet commercial I'm going to scream! So, let's say no to diets that ask up to give up food groups or eat within certain times of the day.
Let's just try to eat healthier, eat less crap and lighten up our Thai peanut dressing, shall we?
You will love eating salads when you have choices like this Skinny Thai Chicken Salad. It's full of crunchy, cabbage, carrots, cucumber and lots of mint. I used meal prep chicken that I had on hand and topped it with a few peanuts for extra crunch. The dressing is the real secret here...
Have you guys tried peanut butter powder?
It's so great for lightening up dishes with Thai flavors like this. This dressing is so good, you are going to want to pour it over everything!
So whether you are on the "D" word or not, this salad is wholesome and tastes good. Isn't that all we want out of our food?
Thai Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
- 4 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- ⅓ cup fresh mint
- ⅓ cup fresh thai basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
For Dressing:
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter powder
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
Instructions
- Toss all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
- Put all dressing ingredients into a jar and shake really well. It takes a little work to get that peanut butter powder all mixed in.
- Add dressing to salad right before serving. Garnish with more mint and lime slices.
Nutrition
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Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
I've heard, and I'll be adding this one to my list! Looks delicious Melina!
Deanna says
I love the Asian flavors in this salad! This would be awesome to make and brig for lunch!!! YUM!
Jenn says
Fresh and crunchy - yummy! I've never tried peanut butter powder in a dressing before, but what a great idea! Definitely trying that!
Teri Stephens says
Great use of the peanut butter powder, and love the fresh herbs.
Mary says
Love the flavors here! And love that it's real food, not artificially lightened up!
Diana says
I've never heard of peanut butter powder before, but it's something that I would love to try. Sounds like it's great to use in a dressing!