Name: Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: For Thai Peanut Dressing:; ¼ cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp fresh lime juice; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 2½ tbsp sugar; 2 cloves garlic; 1 inch square piece fresh ginger; 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves; For Salad:; 4 cups napa cabbage or shredded coleslaw mix; 1 cup carrots; 1 red bell pepper; 1 small English cucumber; 1 cup edamame; 2 medium Scallions; ½ cup fresh cilantro

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How To Make Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing

A pleasure for the gut and for the palate, this crunch salad offers an explosion of textures and an even merrier burst of Thai-inspired flavors.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Thai Peanut Dressing:

¼cupcreamy peanut butter
2tbsprice vinegar,unseasoned
2tbspfresh lime juice,from one lime
3tbspvegetable oil
1tbspsoy sauce,use gluten free if needed
2tbsphoney
2½tbspsugar
2clovesgarlic,roughly chopped
1inchsquare piece fresh ginger,peeled and roughly chopped
1tspsalt
¼tspred pepper flakes,crushed
2tbspfresh cilantro leaves

For Salad:

4cupsnapa cabbage,or shredded coleslaw mix, chopped
1cupcarrots,prepared shredded
1red bell pepper,thinly sliced into bite-sized pieces
1smallenglish cucumber,halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced
1cupedamame,cooked and shelled
2mediumscallions,thinly sliced
½cupfresh cilantro,loosely packed chopped

Instructions

For the dressing, combine all of the ingredients except for the cilantro in a blender and process until completely smooth. Add the cilantro and blend for a few seconds until the cilantro is finely chopped. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the salad, combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine.
If serving right away, drizzle the peanut dressing over top and toss; otherwise, serve the dressing on the side so the salad doesn’t get soggy.

Nutrition

Calories: 344.11kcal
Fat: 20.71g
Saturated Fat: 2.44g
Trans Fat: 0.09g
Monounsaturated Fat: 11.80g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.00g
Carbohydrates: 35.13g
Fiber: 5.32g
Sugar: 23.74g
Protein: 9.48g
Sodium: 685.75mg
Calcium: 134.37mg
Potassium: 769.50mg
Iron: 2.20mg
Vitamin A: 472.67µg
Vitamin C: 81.08mg

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Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing Recipe