Vietnamese Chicken Salad with Sweet Lime-Garlic Dressing (Goi Gà)

Vietnamese Chicken Salad with Sweet Lime-Garlic Dressing (Goi Gà)

from 177milkstreet.com
15 min

This refreshing salad is a symphony of tastes, colors and textures. Fish sauce, known as nuoc mam in Vietnam, gives the dressing savory, umami-rich...

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup lime juice, plus lime wedges, to serve
  • 3½ tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1½ teaspoons white sugar
  • 2 medium garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 1 small red onion, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • ½ medium head green or red cabbage (14 ounces), cored and shredded (about 4 cups)
  • 4 medium carrots, peeled and shredded on the large holes of a box grater (about 2 cups)
  • 3 medium jalapeño chilies, stemmed, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil, torn
  • 1 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, roughly chopped
  • 1½ cups roasted, salted peanuts, roughly chopped

Directions

  1. 1

    In a small bowl, stir together the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and garlic, until the sugar dissolves. Add the onion and let stand for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, toss together the chicken, cabbage, carrots, chilies, basil and cilantro. Pour on the red onion–dressing mixture and toss. Toss in half of the peanuts, then transfer to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with the remaining peanuts and serve with lime wedges on the side.