A Peanut Rooster Salad That’s Easy, Recent, and Satisfying

I’ve shared fairly a number of hen salad recipes over time, together with a roundup of 8 hen salad recipes and this Peanut Rooster Salad is a brand new favourite! It’s recent, flavorful, and a deserves a spot in your rotation.

The creamy peanut dressing is what units this salad aside. It’s wealthy and nutty from peanut butter, brightened with recent lime juice, and balanced with ginger, garlic, and a contact of sweetness. When tossed with shredded hen, crisp greens, and loads of recent herbs, the result’s a salad that’s satisfying with out feeling heavy.

That is a kind of recipes that feels easy however delivers large taste. I take advantage of rotisserie hen to maintain issues straightforward, then add edamame, cucumber, bell pepper, carrots, cilantro, and mint for crunch and freshness. A beneficiant sprinkle of chopped peanuts and sesame seeds on high finishes it off completely.

That is the form of recipe that makes consuming at dwelling thrilling. It feels recent and nourishing, however nonetheless comforting and satisfying. It’s filled with protein and ideal for meal prep!

In case you’re in search of a hen salad that’s a little bit completely different (and so much scrumptious), I can’t wait so that you can do this one.

Elements (with Useful Notes)

Peanut Dressing

• Peanut Butter: Use pure creamy peanut butter for the very best taste and texture. Stir effectively earlier than utilizing so the oils are absolutely included.
• Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos: Low‑sodium soy sauce retains the dressing balanced. Coconut aminos are an excellent gluten‑free different.
• Recent Lime Juice: Freshly squeezed lime juice provides brightness and retains the dressing from tasting heavy.
• Honey: Provides simply sufficient sweetness to stability the savory and tangy flavors.
• Rice Vinegar: Gentle and barely candy, it enhances the peanut butter with out overpowering the dressing.
• Recent Ginger: Grated recent ginger offers the dressing heat and depth. I at all times hold ginger within the freezer!
• Garlic: Finely minced garlic blends easily into the dressing.
• Crushed Purple Pepper Flakes: Only a sprint provides refined warmth.
• Water: Used to skinny the dressing to a creamy, pourable consistency.

Salad

• Shredded Rooster: Rotisserie hen is fast and flavorful, however any cooked, shredded hen works effectively.
• Edamame: Provides additional protein and a barely nutty taste. Use shelled, cooked edamame.
• Cucumber: Provides crunch and freshness. English or Persian cucumbers work particularly effectively.
• Purple Bell Pepper: Brings sweetness, colour, and crisp texture.
• Shredded Carrots: Add colour and a refined pure sweetness.
• Inexperienced Onions: Present delicate onion taste with out overpowering the salad.
• Recent Herbs: Cilantro provides recent, citrusy notes that pair effectively with the peanut dressing and mint brightens the salad!
• Peanuts: Chopped peanuts add crunch and reinforce the peanut taste.
• Sesame Seeds: Sprinkle on high for a light-weight, toasty end.

Find out how to Retailer

Retailer the salad in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. Stir earlier than serving, because the dressing could thicken barely because it sits. If wanted, add a small splash of water or lime juice to freshen it up.

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Peanut Rooster Salad

This Peanut Rooster Salad is recent, flavorful, and tossed in a creamy peanut dressing with lime, ginger, and garlic. Made with shredded hen, crisp veggies, recent herbs, and crunchy peanuts, it’s good for lunch, meal prep, or a simple dinner.

For the peanut dressing:

• 1/3 cup pure creamy peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce, can use coconut aminos
• 2 tablespoons recent lime juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• Sprint of crushed crimson pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons water, to skinny dressing

For the salad:

• 4 cups shredded hen, we use rotisserie
• 1 cup edamame
• 1 cup chopped cucumber
• 1/2 chopped crimson bell pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 2 inexperienced onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/4 cup chopped mint
• 1/4 chopped peanuts
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

• In a small bowl, whisk collectively the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, crimson pepper flakes, and water.

• In a big bowl, mix the hen, edamame, cucumber, crimson pepper, carrots, inexperienced onion, cilantro, and mint.

• Pour the peanut dressing over the salad.

• Toss till effectively mixed. Sprinkle chopped peanuts and sesame seeds on high. Serve.

Find out how to Retailer: 
Retailer the salad in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. 

Energy: 405kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 51g, Fats: 16g, Saturated Fats: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fats: 4g, Monounsaturated Fats: 8g, Ldl cholesterol: 125mg, Sodium: 874mg, Potassium: 922mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 3439IU, Vitamin C: 26mg, Calcium: 109mg, Iron: 3mg

Key phrases hen, edamame, peanut butter

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