Vietnamese Chicken Coleslaw Salad Recipes

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together the chopped green chiles, rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, vegetable oil, and black pepper until the mixture is thoroughly combined and the sugar is dissolved.
• Place the chicken, cabbage, carrot, onion, peanuts, and cilantro in a salad bowl, and toss thoroughly together with tongs. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss again. Serve immediately.

VIETNAMESE COLESLAW WITH SHREDDED CHICKEN AND PEANUTS

Steps:

• To Make Chicken: In a 4- to 5-quart saucepan, bring the water to boil over high heat. Add the chicken and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer (the liquid should bubble just enough to break the surface) and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the chicken stand, uncovered, in the liquid until cool enough to handle, or up to 1 hour. (At this point, the chicken will be very nearly cooked through and will finish the last bit of cooking in the hot liquid. It will also keep moist until ready to serve.) Transfer the cooked chicken to a cutting board and pull it apart with your fingers, or slice it into shreds. To Make Dressing: In a small mixing bowl, combine lime juice, fish sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, garlic and chilies. Stir well, until the sugar is dissolved and the dressing is well-blended. To Make Coleslaw: Mix the sliced onion into the dressing to marinate and soften a bit. Meanwhile, put the sesame seeds in a small skillet and toast over medium-low heat, stirring often, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside. Combine the shredded chicken, cabbage, carrots, mint, cilantro and Vietnamese coriander in a large serving bowl. Remove the sliced onion from the dressing and add it to the bowl. Season with black pepper; add the peanuts and toasted sesame seeds. Toss the coleslaw with the dressing until well-coated. Serve immediately. Note: If you are in a hurry, you can use packaged coleslaw mix. You can also make this using leftover cooked chicken.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, onions, and chicken. Toss with olive oil until everything is lightly coated. Season with salt and pepper and continue to toss while adding lemon juice. Add enough lemon juice so that you can taste it in every bite. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. The longer it sets the more the flavors mesh together and the better it tastes!

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing: Shake Dressing ingredients in a jar. Set aside 10 minutes to let flavours meld.
• Toss: Place all Salad ingredients in a very large bowl. Pour over half the Dressing and toss well. Set aside 5 minutes (veg will soften slightly, making it more "slaw-like").
• Toss again: Just before serving, toss again then add most of the remaining Dressing. Taste then add more Dressing if you want.
• Serve sprinkled with lots of peanuts! (Note 6)

VIETNAMESE CRUNCHY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first 7 ingredients; add chicken and toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients., In a large skillet over medium-high heat, stir-fry half the chicken mixture for 4-5 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan; repeat with remaining chicken. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, combine cabbage, cilantro, carrots and chicken; toss to combine. Add peanuts and dressing; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN & COLESLAW SALAD

Steps:

• First, prepare the chicken poaching liquid.
• In a small saucepan, combine chicken stock, lemon juice, ginger, sambal oelek or minced chilli, coriander roots and stems, and garlic.
• Add whole breasts of chicken (and any extra pieces) to liquid and set aside until needed.
• In a medium bowl, combine chopped coriander and mint leaves and the sliced green onion - remember to reserve some mint and coriander leaves for garnish. Set aside until needed.
• Now, make the dressing.
• Add all the dressing ingredients to a small food processor and blitz until combined. (Or chop or mince garlic very finely and combine with dressing ingredients in a sealable jar and shake vigorously).
• Taste and adjust flavours of dressing to suit your personal taste - it should be quite sweet, salty and tangy.
• Next, combine coleslaw ingredients in a large bowl - remembering to reserve some bean sprouts for garnish - and toss thoroughly.
• (I use the food processor to prepare the coleslaw - use the slicer blade for cabbage and onion, and the grater for the carrot).
• Now, put the saucepan with the chicken and poaching liquid on the stove over a medium heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes until chicken is heated through.
• Remove chicken from poaching liquid (discard poaching liquid) and shred chicken by tearing apart with two forks.
• Add warm chicken to the bowl with coriander and mint leaves, and green onions.
• Pour over 1/3 cup of the dressing and mix well.
• Pour the remaining dressing into the prepared coleslaw and mix well.
• To assemble, pile coleslaw into bowls, top with chicken mixture and garnish with reserved coriander, mint and bean sprouts.

QUICK 'N EASY VIETNAMESE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, ginger, chilli, garlic and shallots (or red onion).
• Plunge the bean sprouts into boiling water for 10 seconds, drain them and rinse under cold water to stop them from cooking any further.
• Mix the bean sprouts with the Chinese cabbage, Vietnamese mint and chicken.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and toss all the ingredients together until they are well combined.
• Serve as a light meal, or as a main dish over steamed rice.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stirring with spoon, combine the chile, garlic, sugar, vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, oil, onion, and black pepper, set aside for 1/2 hour. In a large bowl combine cabbage, carrot, chicken breast, and mint, tossing with tongs. Pour cabbage mixture over the dressing, tossing with tongs, slowly and patiently so everything is coated. Add salt, to taste. Serve on a flat plate with mint for garnish.