Yum Gai (Thai Chicken Salad)

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Pasadena, California

Besides Indonesian and Chinese food, I also loveeee ❤️💙💚💛🧡 Thai food. This spicy sour salty salad is so refreshing and healthy. Great for starter but also good for part of larger meal! Please follow my Instagram @jenscookingdiary if you like my recipes 🙏🏻😊

Yum Gai (Thai Chicken Salad)

Besides Indonesian and Chinese food, I also loveeee ❤️💙💚💛🧡 Thai food. This spicy sour salty salad is so refreshing and healthy. Great for starter but also good for part of larger meal! Please follow my Instagram @jenscookingdiary if you like my recipes 🙏🏻😊

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Ingredients

  1. 2 cupswater
  2. 1/4 tspsalt
  3. 500 grboneless, skinless chicken breast
  4. 1tomato, cut into wedges
  5. 1small cucumber, thinly sliced
  6. 8lettuce leaves
  7. 1red onion, thinly sliced
  8. 8cilantro stalks and leaves, minced
  9. For the dressing:
  10. 2birds eye chili peppers, thinly sliced
  11. 3 tbsfish sauce
  12. 3 tbslime juice
  13. 1 tspgranulated sugar
  14. 1 tbswater

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat water and salt until boiling. Poach the chicken meat until cooked. Remove from the heat. Set aside to cool.

  2. 2

    Shred the chicken into thin strips.
    In a big bowl, mix all dressing ingredients until well combined.

  3. 3

    Add tomato, cucumber, red onion, and cilantro. Mix well.

  4. 4

    Line a serving plater with lettuce and shredded chicken. Pour the salad mixture on top. Serve immediately.

  5. 5

    Note: You can skip the birds eye chili pepper if you don’t like spicy. Refrigerate lettuce and dressing mixture before serving. Serve cold. It’s crunchier and fresher. 😋😋😋

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Kimberlee Ponson
Kimberlee Ponson @cook_27223317
I thought this recipe called for Thai Mint or Holy Basil?

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