A bowl inside another bowl filled with Thai chicken salad with peanut dressing on the side.

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Thai-Inspired Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing

This easy Thai-inspired chicken salad with tangy peanut dressing makes lunch something to look forward to, with loads of veggies and chicken.

Prep Time30

Total Time30

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Thai

Servings: servings

Calories: 132

Ingredients

▢ Two (8-ounce) cooked chicken breasts*, shredded
▢ 1 cup coarsely chopped mint
▢ 3 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced
▢ 2 heads butter lettuce or gem lettuce, leaves separated and torn into bite-size chunks
▢ 1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced lengthwise into ribbons with a vegetable peeler or thinly sliced into circles
▢ Additional fresh vegetables, such as carrots shaved into long curls, whole blanched snow peas, daikon radish cut into matchsticks, colorful bell peppers cut into strips (optional)
▢ Thai-inspired peanut dressing

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Instructions

In a large bowl, toss together the chicken, mint, and scallion.
Arrange the lettuce on a large platter. Scatter additional vegetables, if using, on top of the lettuce. Scatter the chicken mixture over the top and generously drizzle with the peanut dressing. Serve immediately.

Notes

*Note: What Kind Of Chicken Works Best?

Any cooked chicken works perfectly here. Leftovers work particularly well, whether grilled, roast, rotisserie, poached, what have you. Knock yourself out. And clean out the chicken languishing in your fridge while you’re at it.

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