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Chicken and Cabbage Salad With Soy-Lime Dressing

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Danny Kim

Although the recipe calls for chicken, you can serve this nutrient-dense cabbage slaw with any protein you like.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

1

red jalapeño or Fresno chile with some seeds, chopped

1

/3 cup vegetable oil

1

/4 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

Kosher salt

1

/2 small head of red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 5 cups)

2

medium carrots, peeled, shredded

6

scallions, whites and pale greens only, thinly sliced

3

cups shredded rotisserie chicken

1

cup baby spinach, thinly sliced

1

/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1

/4 cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts

1

/2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  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.

Nutrition Per Serving

4 servings
1 serving contains: Calories (kcal) 460 Fat (g) 27 Saturated Fat (g) 4.5 Cholesterol (mg) 90 Carbohydrates (g) 18 Dietary Fiber (g) 5 Total Sugars (g) 9 Protein (g) 38 Sodium (mg) 580