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Quick Thai Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
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5 from 1 vote

Quick Thai Chicken Salad

So fresh and healthy and full of flavor and texture. One of my all-time favorite salads. Throw any amount together that fits your macros and your tastes.  I'll put my amounts from this photo and these nutrition facts in parenthesis below.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: Salad
Keyword: chicken, herbs, mango, salad, Thai
Servings: 1
Calories: 302kcal
Author: Lillie

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cups Butter Lettuce, chopped (130 g) Bagged chopped from Trader Joe's or chop your own head of butter lettuce
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Cucumber (40g)
  • 1/4 cup Shredded carrots (28g)
  • 1/4 cup Finely Chopped bell pepper- any color but green (28g)
  • 1/4 cup Shredded cabbage (28g)
  • 2 Tbsp. Chopped green onion (10g)
  • 1/4 cup or big pinch of cilantro
  • 1/4 cup or big pinch of fresh mint
  • 1-2 Tbsp. Avocado, chopped (20g)
  • 1/4 cup shelled, steamed or thawed edamame I love the frozen shelled ones from Trader Joe's
  • 2 Tbsp. Chopped Mango (25g)
  • 1 Tbsp. Sliced radishes (15g)
  • 3 1/2 oz Grilled Chicken, chopped (100g)
  • 1 Tbsp. Trader Joes Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette or similar store bought dressing (15g)
  • 2 Tbsp. Newmans Own Sesame Ginger Dressing (30g)

Instructions

  • Just toss everything together! Always add a good sprinkling of kosher salt and cracked pepper.  I like to especially make sure that my avocado and edamame get salted.

Notes

  • I usually grill a ton of chicken once a week so I'm using leftover grilled chicken to make this extra quick and easy!
  • Feel free to use just one dressing, I just love the combo and love the Newmans is so light and allows me to dress it a bit more.
  • Also I'll chop a bunch of all of these ingredients and put them in small baggies in one big tupperware in the fridge.  That way I can pull it out and toss a salad multiple times that week... until it's gone or I'm sick of it!
  • Other add ins that are SO good if your macros have room:
    • Trader Joes Thai Cashews or any toasted almond, peanut, or cashew, Rice noodles or linguini, zoodles, shrimp instead of chicken
  • MACRO-TIP If you love it, make sure and "save as meal" in My Fitness Pal after you log the whole thing once.  Now you can just add your "Thai Chicken Salad" to lunch tomorrow and build your big salad on your scale, zeroing out after each addition and adding the same amount as the day before so you never have to touch your phone or scribble on some note pad. (I hated that phase in the beginning!)

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 10g