Serve it in bowls or stuff it inside lettuce wraps for a satisfying Thai-inspired meal! Much like Thai chicken curry, the flavors and textures of this salad are amazing. Cabbage, scallions, and cilantro combine with shredded chicken to create a delicious base further enhanced by the flavorful dressing. This salad is incredibly good and has quickly become one of my family’s favorite main dish salads. I especially like to make it the day before I anticipate being too busy to cook. Needless to say, it’s the perfect meal-prep dish.
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For the dressing: Creamy peanut butter plus water to thin it out, soy sauce, rice vinegar, Thai red curry paste, garlic, and ginger. Chicken: I typically use shredded baked chicken breasts or poached chicken. For ultimate ease, you can use shredded rotisserie chicken, leaving the skin out. Coleslaw mix: Rather than shred vegetables (green cabbage, red cabbage, and carrots) by myself, I find it easier to use a bagged coleslaw mix. Green onions: I use the green parts only and slice them thinly. Cilantro: It adds so much flavor to this salad! In some recipes, you can substitute it with parsley, but in this one, I don’t recommend it.
Use boiled and cooled shrimp instead of chicken. Replace the green onions with chives or diced shallots. Use tahini paste (sesame seed paste) instead of peanut butter, and add a tablespoon of sesame oil to the dressing.
You start by mixing up the dressing. I mix it right in the salad bowl. First, mix the peanut butter with water, soy sauce, and vinegar. It takes a few minutes to reach a smooth consistency, so keep whisking! Then you add the curry paste, garlic, and ginger, and whisk them in. Mix everything well, until all the ingredients are well coated in the dressing. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve and for up to four days from the day the chicken was cooked. You can also serve it in a lettuce wrap or on top of shredded lettuce or baby spinach leaves. If you eat bread, you can stuff it inside tortillas, creating a delicious and filling wrap.
