Thai Salad Food

EASY THAI STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl add all the marinade ingredients (minus steak) and whisk well. Pour the marinade in a ziploc bag, add steak and close the bag and toss around a bit. Place in the fridge and let the steak marinate for 4 hours or overnight. The longer it marinates the better it will taste.
• Prepare the dressing, by mixing all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisking well.
• Grill the steak to your preferred doneness, I prefer mine medium, so for medium I usually leave it 7 minutes per side. Let the steak rest for 10 minutes after you grilled, then slice the steak across the grain.
• In a large bowl toss the lettuce, pepper, cucumber, mint and cilantro together then pour the dressing over and toss well. Arrange the salad on a platter and place the sliced steak over the salad, then top with chopped peanuts.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, mix together all the ingredients and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• In a large bowl, mix all the salad ingredients except the nuts. Toss with the dressing and season with black pepper. Scatter with the nuts to serve.

THAI CRUNCH SALAD WITH PEANUT DRESSING

Steps:

• 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.

THAI NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Break pasta into small pieces and add to boiling water; cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, cabbage, carrots, green, red and yellow bell peppers, 1/2 of the cilantro, 1/2 of the onions, and shrimp.
• In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter, tahini, rice wine vinegar and sweet chile sauce. Season with soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Ten minutes before serving, toss the sauce with the cabbage mixture until evenly coated. Garnish with remaining cilantro, green onions, peanuts and black sesame seeds.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Take the chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking.
• Boil water in a saucepan. Add chicken, put the lid on, let the water come back up to a simmer, then remove from stove. Set aside for 20 minutes (even up to 45 min is fine). (Note 4)
• Remove chicken from water and shred, then cool.
• Place ingredients in a jar. Shake well. Taste and adjust as required. It should be a balance of tangy / sweet / salty / hint of spice. (Note 5)
• Place Salad ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle over most of the Dressing, toss. Serve immediately, drizzled with remaining Dressing.

CRUNCHY THAI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as normal and prepare all the vegetables while the noodles are cooking. When they are done rinse under cold water and add to the salad.;
• Mix all of the ingredients together in a jam jar, shake and pour over the salad. Garnish with cashew nuts or sesame seeds.;

THAI CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk the first 7 ingredients (lime juice through jalapeno) in a large bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Trim the ends from the cucumber.
• Split lengthwise in half.
• Slice very thinly.
• Toss into the dressing.
• Halve the red pepper vertically, core and remove seeds and white membranes.
• Slice the pepper, horizontally, into very thin strips.
• Add to the dressing and toss.
• Peel the carrot and trim off ends.
• Slice diagonally into very thin slices.
• Add to the rest of the salad.
• Peel the onion and cut in half horizontally.
• Then slice vertically into very thin strips.
• Add these to the bowl and toss everything together until well mixed.
• Set aside for at least one hour, stirring occasionally (this can be marinated for up to 8 hours, but refrigerate if marinating for longer than 2 hours).
• Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Sprinkle cilantro (if used) and peanuts over top.

THAI SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.
• Will keep in fridge for two days.

VEGAN THAI NOODLE SALAD WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions on package. ( See notes for rice noodles) Drain and chill under cold running water.
• while noodles are cookig, blend the peanut sauce ingredients together using a blender until smooth.
• Place shredded veggies, bell pepper, scallions, cilantro and jalapeño into a serving bowl. Toss. Add the cold noodles to the serving bowl and toss again. Pour the peanut sauce over top and toss well to combine.
• Adjust the salt (to your liking), add chili flakes if you want, and serve, garnishing with roasted peanuts and cilantro and a lime wedge.

THAI SALAD WITH PEANUT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss salad greens and next 7 ingredients. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients. Add to salad mixture and toss to coat. Divide mixture between four plates; top with peanuts and jalapenos if desired.

SIMPLE DRESSING FOR THAI SALADS

Steps:

• In a mortar and pestle, grind the chilies into a paste.
• Add palm sugar to the mortar and grind the ingredients together until sugar is dissolved.
• Add fish sauce and lime juice and swirl the pestle around to mix.
• Taste the dressing and adjust as you'd like, adding more of any of the components.
• Store dressing in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Just give it a stir before using.

10-MINUTE THAI CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Add shallot, green onion, chili or red pepper, and cilantro to salad bowl (reserve some extra cilantro for garnish).
• Gather dressing ingredients.
• Combine dressing ingredients together in a cup, stirring to dissolve sugar. Taste for sweet-sour balance, adding more sugar if it's too sour for your taste. ( Note that dressing will taste quite salty and pungent now, but will be perfect once combined with salad.)
• Pour dressing over salad and toss well. To serve, top with chopped peanuts, plus extra cilantro. If desired, garnish with a slice of lime. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place chicken breast into a 2 quart saucepan with water (the water should cover the chicken breasts), the kosher salt and half of the lemongrass. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer for 20 minutes. Remove chicken and cool completely. When cooled chop into 1/2 inch cubes and reserve in refrigerator.
• Saute garlic, remaining lemongrass and chili powder in oil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely. Next, toss together the celery, onions, mint, basil and cilantro. Combine chicken with sauteed garlic mixture and the salad components, Add salt, lime juice and honey to taste and place on the lettuce to serve.