Asian Chicken Slaw
This salad is super colorful and packed with flavor. It's one of those recipes that only gets better with time. Plus you can use a rotisserie chicken as a grocery store short-cut.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup rice wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 lime juiced
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- ½ head Napa cabbage thinly sliced
- ½ head Red cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 large carrot shredded
- 6 green onions thinly cut on the bias
- 1 avocado thinly sliced
- fresh basil thinly sliced
- fresh cilantro
- 1-2 cups shredded chicken breast optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, lime juice, peanut butter and garlic until smooth.
- Combine the Napa cabbage, red cabbage, sliced bell peppers. carrot and green onion and toss together. Add in a handful of avocado, sliced basil and fresh cilantro along with the shredded chicken.
- Pour the liquid mixture over the vegetables and chicken and toss to combine. Season with extra soy sauce if needed and serve immediately.
Notes
The sauce is one of my favorites that also lends itself beautifully to chicken, salmon, beef or roasted veggies! And speaking of prepping ahead, this sauce can be made on a weekend and used all week long.
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 651mg | Potassium: 870mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3562IU | Vitamin C: 132mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 2mg