Thai Peanut Chicken Salad

This Thai peanut chicken salad is anything but your classic chicken salad. A flavorful peanut sauce inspired by chicken satay makes it a unique addition to a sandwich  for lunch or a fun party appetizer. 

Have you had chicken satay?

Satay is a Southeast Asian dish of seasoned, skewered and grilled meat served with a sauce, quite often a spicy peanut sauce.

Chicken Satay Salad

We’re straying a bit from the traditional chicken satay today, with a chicken salad inspired by the flavors of this Indonesian dish.

As much as we love satay, this dish isn’t our brain child. It actually came from Dena over at Oh! You Cook!

Her blog is a fun mix of Kosher recipes and Asian dishes made easy, with a lot of other fun stuff thrown in. There were so many unique dishes that we wanted to try, but after dinner the other night, we had some shredded chicken that was just crying to be used, and Diane’s Chicken Satay Bites seemed like the perfect way to use up the leftovers.

This chicken satay – inspired chicken salad is a fun mix of peanut nuttiness, with bright lime, spicy hot sauce, and smooth cilantro.

It’s a great chicken salad twist when you’re looking for something just a bit out of the ordinary!

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Thai Peanut Chicken Salad

This Thai peanut chicken salad is anything but your classic chicken salad. A flavorful peanut sauce inspired by the flavors of chicken satay makes it a unique addition to lunch or a fun party appetizer. 

Yield: 2 cups of chicken salad

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: 3 - 4 people

Calories: 263kcal

Author: Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere Adapted from Oh! You Cook!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 karge lime, juiced (roughly 3 Tbsp juice)
• 3 Tbsp water
• 2 tsp hot sauce
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
• 2 Tbsp peanuts, unsalted, roasted
• 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

• Mix together peanut butter, lime juice, water, hot sauce, ginger, and salt until a thin paste forms.
• In a large bowl combine chicken with peanut sauce, peanuts, and cilantro.
• Serve mixture warm or chilled with pita or other flatbread.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.7g | Protein: 26.4g | Fat: 15.5g | Saturated Fat: 3.3g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 470mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 1.2g

Sarah - Curious Cuisiniere

Sarah founded Curious in 2010 as a way to save her recipe creations and share culinary experiences. Her love for cultural cuisines was instilled early by her French Canadian Grandmother. Her experience in the kitchen and in recipe development comes from over 10 years working in professional kitchens. She has traveled extensively and enjoys bringing the flavors of her travels back to create easy-to-make recipes.

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