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Vietnamese Chicken Salad

  • healthy HEALTHY
TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
SERVES: 4
The surplus chicken, pickled vegetables and marinade from the banh mi can be transformed into a salad—in just 15 minutes.
ingredients
  • 1/4 cup reserved chicken marinade
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 5 cups shredded green cabbage
  • 2 reserved grilled chicken-breast halves, sliced 1/3-inch thick
  • 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup reserved pickled carrots and daikon, drained
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped mint
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro plus 6 large cilantro sprigs, for garnish
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
directions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk the reserved chicken marinade with the vegetable oil. Add the cabbage, chicken, shallot, pickled carrots and daikon and chopped mint and cilantro and toss well. Season with salt and pepper, garnish with the cilantro sprigs and serve.