Thai Salad (with peanut dressing)

Thai salad with peanut dressing is a fresh, beautiful and delicious salad that everyone goes crazy for.

This makes a great side dish. Alternatively, you can add some tofu or rice noodles to make it more of a main dish type situation.

How to make Thai salad

First, gather your ingredients.

Ingredients

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To make this (recipe name), you will need the following. For the salad you will need:

• lettuce
• cabbage
• carrots
• edamame
• red bell pepper
• diced cucumber
• scallions
• cilantro
• cashews

For the dressing you will need:

• peanut butter
• Tamari (or soy sauce)
• maple syrup
• Sriracha
• sesame oil
• lime juice
• water

Tools used

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You will need the following to make Thai salad:

• a sharp knife – this is my favorite knife set
• cutting board
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• serving bowl

Assembling Thai salad

Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl and lightly toss to combine.

Making the dressing

Making the homemade peanut dressing is super simple!

Place all of the dressing ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add some water ½ teaspoon at a time to thin the dressing out if needed. Alternatively, you can use a whisk to combine everything.

Drizzle some of the dressing over the salad.

Toss lightly, and drizzle a little extra dressing over the top. Reserve any excess for serving.

Serve Thai salad cold and enjoy! I hope y’all enjoy this as much as I have. Let me know if you tried it.

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Thai Salad (with peanut dressing)

Thai salad with peanut dressing is a fresh, beautiful and delicious salad that everyone goes crazy for. (Vegan)

Course Salad

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Thai salad, Thai salad recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 4 side dish servings

Calories 313 kcal

Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

For the salad

• 2 cups romaine lettuce – sliced into thin strips
• 1.5 cups red cabbage – thinly sliced
• 1 cup napa cabbage – thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup shelled edamame cooked and cooled
• 1 red bell pepper – sliced into thin strips
• 1 cup diced cucumber
• ½ cup sliced scallions
• ¼ cup fresh cilantro minced
• ½ cup cashews chopped

For the thai peanut dressing

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 Tablespoons Tamari low sodium, or soy sauce
• 1.5 Tablespoons Maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1.5 Tablespoons lime juice juice of one lime
• 1/4 cup water or add more until desired consistency

Instructions

1. Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl and lightly toss.
2. Place all of the dressing ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add some water ½ teaspoon at a time to thin the dressing out if needed.

3. Add some dressing and toss to combine.

4. Drizzle a little more of the dressing over the salad, and reserve any excess for serving. Serve cold and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

Nutrition Facts

Thai Salad (with peanut dressing)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 313 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 5g

Monounsaturated Fat 9g

Sodium 638mg28%

Potassium 831mg24%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 7g29%

Sugar 13g14%

Protein 14g28%

Vitamin A 8044IU161%

Vitamin C 72mg87%

Calcium 113mg11%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.