Asian Chicken and Cabbage Salad

A fresh and vibrant Asian-inspired salad featuring shredded rotisserie chicken, crunchy red cabbage, and carrots tossed in a spicy-tangy dressing with lime, soy sauce, and fish sauce, topped with peanuts and sesame seeds.

6 servings
15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 whole red jalapeño or Fresno chile with some seeds, chopped
  • cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
  • 1 teaspoon grated peeled ginger
  • 1 pinch Kosher salt
  • ½ head small head of red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 5 cups)
  • 2 medium medium carrots, peeled, shredded
  • 6 whole scallions, whites and pale greens only, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup baby spinach, thinly sliced
  • cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts
  • ½ teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Whisk chile, oil, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, fish sauce, and ginger in a large bowl; season with salt. Add cabbage, carrots, scallions, chicken, spinach, and cilantro; toss to coat. Top with peanuts and sesame seeds.

    15 min