Asian Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
This Asian salad with spicy peanut dressing will be your new addiction! This sauce brings so much flavor and some heat to compliment all the flavors of the salad.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Asian
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Ingredients
Spicy Peanut Dressing
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- Juice of 1 lime (1 1/2 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp low sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced or use garlic press
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp avocado or olive oil
- 1 tsp Huy Fong Chili Paste or 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (or more depending on preference)
Asian Salad Components
- 1 head of romaine, washed/dried, cut into 1 inch sections (about 4 cups)
- 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
- 1 cup shredded green cabbage
- 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
- 1/2 cup edamame beans (prepared according to package)
- 1/3 cup cashews, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup crispy chow mein noodles
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed (see note).
- In a large bowl, mix together all the salad components and then drizzle the spicy peanut dressing over the top. Serve alone, with grilled chicken, or grilled shrimp.
Notes
- If you want the dressing thinner, add 1 to 2 tbsp of water and whisk until combined.
- Due to the sodium in the tamari and chili paste I didn’t add extra salt, taste after combined and add if you’d like.
- Store salad and dressing separately in refrigerator or dressing will cause elements to get soggy.
Keywords: Spicy peanut dressing, asian salad, salad, peanut sauce,
