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Colorful thai peanut salad served in a purple cabbage leaf.

Thai Peanut Salad

This Thai peanut salad is so tasty with fresh shredded cabbage, peanuts, chopped veggies, tossed with a tasty peanut dressing. It makes a perfect side salad or you can make it a main dish chicken salad by simply adding chopped cooked chicken.
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 201 kcal

Ingredients
  

To make the salad

  • 4 cups cabbage (shredded)
  • ½ cup cucumber (peeled and chopped)
  • ½ cup green onions (sliced)
  • ½ cup salted peanuts
  • ½ cup red bell pepper (if you want spice use ¼ cup hot red pepper, diced)
  • optional: make it a full meal by adding 12 ounces diced cooked chicken

To make the dressing:

  • ⅓ cup peanut butter (use all natural peanut butter)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or regular vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut aminos (tamari, or regular soy sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar substitute (or regular sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
  • ½ teaspoon ginger paste (or finely minced ginger)
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl add cabbage, cucumber, green onions, peanuts, pepper, and chicken (if you're using it).
    Adding all of the salad ingredients to a clear salad bowl.
  • In a small bowl mix the Thai peanut salad dressing ingredients.
    Whisking the thai peanut dressing in a small bowl
  • Pour dressing over the salad and toss. Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
    tossing thai salad ingredients with the dressing in a clear glass bowl.

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Kori's Tips

  • If using tamari or soy sauce, increase the sugar (or sugar substitute) by a ½ teaspoon, for a total of 1½ teaspoons. Coconut aminos was used in this recipe and it is sweeter than tamari or soy sauce. 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cupCalories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 6.1gFat: 16.2gSodium: 174.3mgFiber: 4.5gSugar: 3g
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