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Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe

Vietnamese Chicken Salad (Gỏi Gà)

Vietnamese chicken salad is one of the best salads you'll ever try! Colorful, refreshing, and incredibly flavorsome, this dish is guaranteed to be a big hit on your dinner table.
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Course: Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 501kcal

Ingredients

Chicken salad

  • 1 pound (450 grams) chicken breast
  • 0.55 pound (250 grams) purple cabbage, shredded thinly
  • 0.55 pound (250 grams) white cabbage, shredded thinly
  • 0.45 pound (200 grams) of roasted peanuts
  • 2.65 ounces (75 grams) of fried shallots
  • 1.75 ounces (50 grams) of Vietnamese coriander
  • 1.75 ounces (50 grams) of spearmint
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion, sliced thinly
  • 1 bowl of iced water

Spices and fish sauce dressing

  • 3.5 tablespoons (50 milliliters) of fish sauce
  • 7 tablespoons (100 milliliters) of water
  • 2.1 ounces (60 grams) of rock sugar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) of lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 teaspoons of brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons of vinegar

Instructions 

  • Chop the Vietnamese coriander and spearmint into small pieces.
    Coriander And Spearmint
  • Mix the onion with sugar.
  • Then, soak the onion in cold water for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, drain the onion.
    Soak The Onion In Cold
  • Add fish sauce, water, and rock sugar to a saucepan.
  • Cook the mixture briefly on low heat, then cut the heat.
  • Let the dressing come to room temperature, and stir in minced garlic, chili peppers, and lime juice.
    Make The Fish Sauce Dressing
  • Use a peeler to shred the carrot into thin slices.
  • Mix both kinds of cabbages with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and vinegar. Marinate them for 5 minutes.
    Carrot And Cabbages
  • Boil the chicken breasts for 15 minutes to ensure that they're fully cooked.
    Boil The Chicken Breasts
  • Wait for the chicken breasts to cool and shred them into bite-sized strips.
    Chicken Breasts To Cool And Shred
  • Mix the shredded chicken, Vietnamese coriander, spearmint, roasted peanuts, fried shallots, carrots, onions, and cabbages in a large bowl.
  • Season the salad with salt and pour the fish sauce dressing over it.
    Vietnamese Coriander
  • Put on your food prep gloves. Toss the salad well to combine.
    Toss The Salad
  • Transfer the salad to a serving plate. Garnish with extra coriander and spearmint. Enjoy!
    Salad To A Serving Plate

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Notes

  • Don't toss the salad with the dressing for too long, as the vegetables might shrink.
  • Pour the fish sauce dressing on the vegetables spoon by spoon, so you can adjust the taste to your liking.
  • The dressing also makes a great dipping sauce for other dishes.
  • Some Vietnamese family households enjoy their chicken salad with plain Chao (Vietnamese congee). You can try doing so to turn the salad into a filling meal.

Nutrition

Calories: 501kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1986mg | Potassium: 1254mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 4011IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 3mg