Crunchy Chicken and Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing
Finely shredded red and white cabbage with carrot and bell pepper, chicken breast, cilantro and peanuts. The dressing is peanut butter, lime and soy sauce.
- Time
- 25 min
- Serving
- 407 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $2.36
- Protein
- 38 g
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken breast filletpack 800 g ≈ $7.23 120 g
- 2 Red cabbagepack 1 kg ≈ $2.00 60 g
- 3 White cabbagepack 1.2 kg ≈ $2.40 60 g
- 4 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 50 g
- 5 Bell peppers≈ $6.00 per kg 50 g
- 6 Cilantropack 50 g ≈ $1.20 5 g
- 7 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 8 g
- 8 Peanutspack 200 g ≈ $1.80 10 g
- 9 Peanut butterpack 300 g ≈ $3.00 12 g
- 10 Soy sauce 10 ml
- 11 Lime≈ $5.00 per kg 15 g
- 12 Rice vinegar 5 ml
- 13 Honey 4 g
- 14 Fresh ginger≈ $8.00 per kg 3 g
- 15 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 2 g
- 16 Sunflower oil 5 ml
- 17 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Slice the chicken1 breast lengthwise into two thin cutlets, season with black pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes per side until golden brown, until the inside is white3 and the juices run clear. Let rest 3 minutes, then slice into strips.
For the dressing, whisk together peanut8 butter, soy sauce, lime11 juice, rice vinegar, honey, grated ginger, minced garlic15, and 2 tablespoons warm water until smooth.
Shred the red2 and white3 cabbage paper-thin, julienne the carrots4 and bell5 pepper, slice green7 onions into rings, and roughly chop the cilantro6.
Toast the peanuts8 in a dry skillet for 2 minutes, then chop coarsely.
Toss the vegetables with half the dressing and massage by hand for 30 seconds to slightly soften the cabbage. Top with chicken1, drizzle with remaining dressing, and sprinkle with peanuts8.
Tips
- Why it works
- Massage the cabbage with the dressing for 30 seconds: it softens a little but stays crunchy.
- Substitutions
- Use tahini or almond butter, 12 g, instead of peanut butter. Parsley can replace the cilantro.
- Common mistakes
- The dressing turns lumpy if the peanut butter is cold. Thin it with warm water a spoonful at a time until smooth.
- Storing and reheating
- Keeps up to 1 day, with the salad and the dressing apart. Dress it before eating, or the cabbage gives off water.
- Serve with
- Serve as dinner or pack it for lunch in a container.
In short
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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