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Chicken salad with Thai flavors

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Dietitian s tip

Fish sauce, a staple in Thai cuisine, is extremely salty. If you're watching your sodium intake, skip the fish sauce. That change cuts the sodium per serving in half.

Number of servings

Serves 4 Healthy carb

Ingredients

2 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock or broth 2 stalks lemongrass, bottom 6 inches only, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup) 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced (about 1 tablespoon) 1 green (spring) onion, halved lengthwise, plus 2 green onions, thinly sliced 3 fresh cilantro sprigs, plus 3 tablespoons chopped leaves 1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon minced shallot 1 tablespoon peanut butter 1 garlic clove 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 bunch fresh spinach (about 4 cups) 1/2 small head green cabbage (about 6 cups) 1 large carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced on the diagonal 1 tablespoon unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, crushed

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the stock, lemongrass, ginger, halved green onion and cilantro sprigs. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken breasts, raise the heat to high and return to a boil. Again reduce the heat to low and simmer the chicken for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and cover. Uncover after 5 minutes and allow the chicken to cool in the stock. Remove the chicken from the stock when cool enough to handle. Reserve the stock. Using your fingers, shred the chicken with the grain into strips about 1/2 inch thick and 2 inches long. Cover and refrigerate. Strain the cooled stock and discard the solids. Return 1 1/2 cups of the stock to the saucepan; discard the remaining liquid. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup, 5 to 6 minutes. Cool. In a blender, combine the lime juice, rice vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce, shallot, peanut butter, garlic and reduced stock. Blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil. The dressing will be somewhat thin. Set aside. Remove the stems from the spinach and cut out the core from the cabbage. Stack the spinach and cabbage leaves separately and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips. In a large bowl, toss together the spinach, cabbage, shredded chicken, carrot, chopped cilantro and sliced green onions. Pour half of the dressing over the salad. Divide the salad evenly among individual plates. Garnish with the peanuts. Pass the remaining dressing at the table.

Nutritional analysis per serving

Serving size 2 cups

Calories 260Total fat 12 gSaturated fat 2 gTrans fat 0 gMonounsaturated fat 7 gCholesterol 55 mgSodium 445 mgTotal carbohydrate 11 gDietary fiber 3 gTotal sugars 4 gAdded sugars 0 gProtein 27 g

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Vegetables 2 Protein and dairy 1 Fats 2

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Nonstarchy vegetables 2 Meat and meat substitutes 3 Fats 2

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Vegetables 2 Meats, poultry and fish 3 Fats and oils 2 DASH diet: Recommended servings Sample DASH menus This recipe is one of 150 recipes collected in "The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook," published by Mayo Clinic Health Information and Oxmoor House, and winner of a James Beard award. ShareTweet April 05, 2017

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