Summer is coming, so I want to start eating healthy. But I am the type of person who doesn’t like the boring taste. I love food packs full of flavors.
Today, I will show you how to make Vietnamese chicken salad which we call ‘Goi Ga”. Â
It is very common we use fish sauce as our dressing in most of our Vietnamese salads.
I love this appetizer because it is super easy but very delicious and healthy. Â
You can prepare most of the ingredients ahead of time and when you are ready to eat, just combine them all together.
I love using chicken drumsticks because it’s moist and has more flavors than another part of the chicken. But you can use chicken breast or a whole chicken if you prefer.
The main herb is coriander leaves but you can use cilantro, mint if you can find one available.Â
I also use the chicken broth after I cook the chicken to make soup. So technically, you can make two dishes. Â
Now let’s get started.
Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe (Goi Ga)
Ingredients
- 1 green cabbage shredded
- 6 pcs chicken drumsticks cooked and shredded
- 3 limes
- 6 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tbsp salt
- 1 white onion thin sliced
- 1 cup fried onion
- 2 Thai Chilies
- 2 tbsp garlic finely minched
- 1 bunch coriander leaves finely chopped
- 4 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 cup peanuts chopped
Instructions
- Put shredded cabbages in the large bowl. Fill them up with water. Add in 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp of sugar, and 1 tbsp vinegar. Combine and set aside.
- Add the white onion in the small bowl fill with water. Continue to add 1 tbsp of salt, 1 tbsp of vinegar, 1 tbsp of sugar. Combine and set aside.
- Put cabbage and white onion insde the drainer. Do not rinse out with water. Set aside.
- To make fish sauce. In the small bowl, add in fish sauce, 4 tbsp of sugar, 3 tbsp of lime juice, minced garlic, and chopped thai chilies. Combine all ingredients. Adjust it by your taste.
- Put cabbage and onion in the large serving bowl. Then continue to add shredded chicken, coriander leaves, fried onion, and chopped peanuts.
- Continue with fish sauce. Use your cooking gloves and combine all well together.
