This main-dish salad combines chicken with a cabbage blend and is seasoned with mint, red onion and cilantro. The homemade dressing is exactly what is needed to add a delightful flavor to this distinctive dish along with a nice crunch from the peanuts.

While store-bought may taste great, most brands don’t use real food ingredients. Instead, these sauces are typically loaded with added sodium, refined sugar, vegetable oils and artificial ingredients. This recipe takes the guesswork out of knowing if your sauce is a healthy addition to your meal or nothing more than a real-food imposter.

We’re always looking for ways to reduce time in the kitchen and simplify healthy eating, especially throughout the week. While this meal is super simple to toss together, we often chop our onions and prepare our Peanut Sauce on our food prep day. It really helps to reduce stress, save time and simplify dinner on busy weeknights.

If you’re serving this salad at a summer picnic or party, you may be wondering how you can keep it cold. Simply add ice cubes to a larger bowl than the one you’re serving your salad in and set your serving bowl on the bed of ice.

If you’re serving this salad at a summer picnic or party, you may be wondering how you can keep it cold. Simply add ice cubes to a larger bowl than the one you’re serving your salad in and set your serving bowl on the bed of ice.

Salad:

• Serve it as a side dish

Sauce:

• A dip for grilled chicken or chicken kabobs
• Served with homemade Spring Rolls
• Tossed with Pad Thai
• In a stir-fry, Asian noodle dish or ramen
• Served with grilled shrimp
• With crispy baked tofu