Chicken Salad With Thai-Flavored Dressing
Description
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.
Ingredients
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4 cups rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned, meat shredded into bite-sized pieces
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2 medium celery ribs, cut into small dice
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2 medium green onions, sliced thin
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chopped honey-roasted peanuts
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2 tablespoons lime juice
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2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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2 teaspoons white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
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2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
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Boston lettuce
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sliced cucumbers
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grated carrots
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chopped honey-roasted peanuts
Directions
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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.
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Toss dressing with chicken mixture and serve on a bed of Boston lettuce with the suggested accompaniments.