Today I tried Napa cabbage for the first
time, and I am in love! It is a beautiful combination of cabbage, iceberg lettuce,
and celery, all rolled into one. It washes and separates like lettuce, slices
easily like cabbage, and has a wonderful light, rather than overbearing, cabbage/celery
flavor.
As you all know, the deck project was finished last week, and it's a good thing because I am near collapse. Bear in mind, my carpenter, Joe Rogers, did all of the work, but those early hours proved to be way too much for me. As a consequence, I haven't felt a whole lot like cooking, stumbling around in my bleary-eyed haze, but a girl’s got to eat! This fresh, summery salad with spicy peanut dressing, was the result of, yet again, cleaning out what I had in the crisper in the fridge. It turned out to be absolutely delicious! I added some mandarin oranges and toffee almonds (both of which are main ingredients in a mandarin orange salad that my mother used to make back in the 70s). It proved to be a great combination, along with the cabbage, flavorful chicken, and colorful peppers. It came together in a flash, and I'm glad I made a lot of it, because I'm going to be wanting more. It's the perfect cool summer salad that eats like a meal.
As you all know, the deck project was finished last week, and it's a good thing because I am near collapse. Bear in mind, my carpenter, Joe Rogers, did all of the work, but those early hours proved to be way too much for me. As a consequence, I haven't felt a whole lot like cooking, stumbling around in my bleary-eyed haze, but a girl’s got to eat! This fresh, summery salad with spicy peanut dressing, was the result of, yet again, cleaning out what I had in the crisper in the fridge. It turned out to be absolutely delicious! I added some mandarin oranges and toffee almonds (both of which are main ingredients in a mandarin orange salad that my mother used to make back in the 70s). It proved to be a great combination, along with the cabbage, flavorful chicken, and colorful peppers. It came together in a flash, and I'm glad I made a lot of it, because I'm going to be wanting more. It's the perfect cool summer salad that eats like a meal.
Thai Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut
Dressing
2 medium carrots, grated
½ yellow pepper, cut into thin slices
½ red pepper, cut into thin slices
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained
3 green onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup minced cilantro
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast
3 Tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted (I
used Toffee Almonds, recipe coming!)
In a large bowl, combine above ingredients; toss with dressing.
Garnish with the toasted almonds. Serve.
Dressing
1 lime, juiced
3 Tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons fish sauce
1-1/2 Tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
Combine
ingredients in a small bowl, whisking until smooth. (I used my bullet blender.)
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This sounds like my kind of summer salad. I think this will be the first meal I am going to make as soon as I get back home. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteGoodness this looks good! I am putting Napa cabbage on my grocery list - never tried it either but your description makes me think I would love it. And you are a whiz with salad dressings!
ReplyDeleteYup! Yup! Sounds tasty! Beautifully presented, too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Those colors...WOW! I am always looking for new ways to prepare chicken. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI think I love anything with spicy peanut dressing, I use nappa frequently and like how easy it is to cut..
ReplyDeleteYUM! So pretty and perfect for the summer. Pinned!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious recipe and your presentation is fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story and I hope your week is going well.
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious - Thanks for sharing on the What's for Dinner link up! And I love that salad plate!
ReplyDeleteOh, goodness! This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing at Make it Pretty Monday! Happy weekend! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing. You are one of the fan favorites at the Sunday Showcase from the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link so you can check out your feature. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2017/07/sunday-showcase-make-pretty-monday-8-14.html Hope to see you again tonight at Make it Pretty! Happy week to you! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness, Pattie--this looks delicious! I was just wishing for more cold recipes to use on these hot-hot-HOT days. This one will fit the bill very nicely! Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I'm featuring you this week!
I just pinned this awesome recipe and plan to make it for my daughter next week, she will love it! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and you have a great weekend!
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