Vietnamese Cabbage-and-Chicken Salad

Name: Vietnamese Cabbage-and-Chicken Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps Asian fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam); 3 carrots, grated; 2 Tbsps cider vinegar; 1 inch fresh ginger; 1 kilograms head green cabbage (about , shredded (about 2 1/2 quarts); 1 jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed, sliced; 2 Tbsps lime juice; 3 radishes, grated; 3 teaspoons salt; 4 scallions including green tops, chopped; 2 Tbsps Asian sesame oil; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3); 1 tart apple, such as Granny Smith, cored and grated; 473 milliliters water; 473 milliliters coarse-chopped mint, basil, cilantro, or dill, or a combination

The recipe Vietnamese Cabbage-and-Chicken Salad is ready in about 45 minutes and is definitely an outstanding gluten free, dairy free, and primal option for lovers of Vietnamese food. For $2.25 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 29g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 317 calories. If you have ginger, cabbage, lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the tart apple you could follow this main course with the Quick & Easy Apple Tart as a dessert.

Instructions

Rub the chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil. In a medium saucepan, combine the jalapeo, ginger, and water. Bring to a simmer, add the chicken, and cover the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes. Turn the heat off and let the chicken steam for 5 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Sesame Oil

Whole Chicken

Ginger

Water

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove the chicken breasts from the saucepan; when they are cool enough to handle, pull them into shreds.

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Chicken Breast

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Sauce Pan

Meanwhile, in a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the cabbage with the vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, and the remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Toss and let stand for 10 minutes.

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Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Cabbage

Vinegar

Salt

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Bowl

Add the carrots, radishes, scallions, 1 1/2 cups of the herbs, and the apple to the cabbage mixture. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil.

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Sesame Oil

Green Onions

Radish

Cabbage

Carrot

Apple

Herbs

Serve the salad topped with the chicken and the remaining 1/2 cup herbs.

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Whole Chicken

Herbs

Wine Recommendation: German rieslings, so often shunned at the table because of their sweetness, can be a sublime match for Asian cuisine. That sweetness acts as a foil to both the heat and the saltiness of the dishes. For this Asian salad, go with a kabinett from Germany's Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region for best effect.

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