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Vietnamese chicken and peanut salad

A crunchy, nutty, colourful salad packed with sweet and sour flavours. Prep a few boxes with this Vietnamese-style lunch for a midday meal to look forward to.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 1.1
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons crispy-fried shallots or onions
  • 175g cooked chicken breast, shredded
  • 1 carrot, grated or shredded
  • ½ white cabbage, grated or shredded
  • 100g ready to eat beansprouts
  • Small handful each fresh mint and coriander, chopped
    • For the dressing
    • 2 teaspoons gluten-free fish sauce
    • Juice 1 lime
    • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
    • 2 teaspoons granulated sweetener
    • 1 red bird’s eye or milder chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
    • 1 small garlic clove, crushed
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Put the peanuts and shallots in separate small, airtight containers.

    2 Toss the remaining salad ingredients together. Transfer to lunchboxes and keep chilled until ready to eat.

    3 Combine all the dressing ingredients in containers with tight-fitting lids.

    4 To serve, pour the dressing over the salad and toss through the peanuts and shallots.

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