Chicken Salad With Thai-Flavored Dressing

With rotisserie chickens so readily available, it’s easy to buy a pre-roasted bird and pull the meat off the bones for use in recipes that would otherwise likely be too complicated for a weeknight meal. A little shredding and chopping is all it takes to serve up this delicious Thai-flavored chicken salad.

INGRIDIENT

4 cups rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned, meat shredded into bite-sized pieces

2 medium celery ribs, cut into small dice

2 medium green onions, sliced thin

chopped honey-roasted peanuts

2 tablespoons lime juice

2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce

1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons white sugar

½ teaspoon hot red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves

Boston lettuce

sliced cucumbers

grated carrots

chopped honey-roasted peanuts

DIRECTION

Step: 1

In a medium bowl, mix chicken, celery, green onions and peanuts. In a small bowl, whisk lime juice, fish sauce, ginger, sugar, red pepper, cilantro and mint, plus 2 Tbs. water.

Step: 2

Toss dressing with chicken mixture and serve on a bed of Boston lettuce with the suggested accompaniments.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 387 calories; protein 55.1g; carbohydrates 16.8g; fat 10.5g; cholesterol 127.5mg; sodium 791.7mg.

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