Spicy Chicken and Mint Salad
All the flavors of larb in a quick and easy salad!
Servings 4
Calories 267kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 red chili peppers diced
- 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice fresh squeezed
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 Lebanese cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- ¾ cup mint leaves roughly chopped
Instructions
- Combine the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar in a small bowl. Stir to dissolved the sugar.
- Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over high heat.
- Brown the chicken in batches, if necessary to make sure the chicken gets nice and brown. About 3-5 minutes.
- If cooking the onions add them now and cook for about a minute or 2 to soften.
- Add the garlic and peppers and cook until fragrant about a minute.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the fish sauce mixture.
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, mint leaves and cucumbers and toss to combine.
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Notes
Can substitute ground turkey or ground beef. If using beef, you can omit the oil.
Serve this as a light salad or with rice or noodles.
Can toss the onions raw at the end with the cucumbers and mint, instead of cooking them, if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 604mg | Potassium: 832mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 509IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg