6 - 8 people 45 min. 25 min. 1

Fresh and light Vietnamese salad with boiled chicken pieces, white cabbage and carrots, served as an appetizer.

This recipe has been changed from the source recipe, since my parents usually put the carrots and cabbage in a pickle. There is no red cabbage either, as again, my parents didn’t opt for this but they did add tomatoes. She also adds the sauce/dressing directly to the salad, whereas I prefer to add it yourself to suit your taste.

Notes

Make sure to give the onion enough time, for the raw onion taste not to be strong.

Instructions

  1. Bowl water in a pot, add the chicken and salt - cook until done approx 20 min.
  2. Shred the onion with mandolin iron, put aside with cold water
  3. Peel the carrots (and cut them into halves)
  4. Shred them on the long side with mandolin iron
  5. Then finely slice the carrots into julienne, set aside in a big mixing bowl
  6. Shred the green cabbage with the mandolin iron and add into bowl with carrots
  7. In a new bowl mix the vinegar with sugar and make sure the sugar is dissolved
  8. Add the mix to the carrots and cabbage mix, add the water as well and set aside
  9. Cut the tomatoes finely and set side
  10. When the chicken is done set aside to cool off and shred
  11. Rinse the Vietnamese coriander and use a salad spinner to get rid of excess water
  12. Chop the Vietnamese coriander roughly and set aside
  13. Mince the garlic and chili for the sauce.
  14. Mix sugar with fish sauce and make sure the sugar is dissolved
  15. Add the lime juice, garlic and chili to the sauce. Set aside.
  16. Drain the pickle from the carrots and cabbage, use hands to squeeze excess liquid. Dishtowel can also be used.
  17. Drain the onion of water
  18. Take a large bowl and mix carrots, cabbage, shredded chicken, sliced onions, sliced tomatoes and chopped Vietnamese coriander.
  19. Decorate with chopped Vietnamese coriander and peanuts.
  20. Heat up fryer and add frying oil
  21. Add a few of the shrimp crackers at a time and put aside to drain excess oil
  22. Go ahead and serve

Tip

Serve with jasmine rice instead of shrimp crackers.