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The combination of flavours and textures in this recipe will have you craving this Asian Salad with Peanut Butter Dressing full of crunchy and healthy vegetables over and over again!
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The peanut butter dressing in this Asian style salad is sweet, salty, sour and just slightly spicy. It makes this dish so delicious and addictive you’ll want to have this salad every day of the week!
This salad can be enjoyed as a light meal or you can add some protein like grilled chicken, shrimp or even tofu to make this a more substantial dish.
There are many ingredients in this salad. And though it takes a bit of time to prepare, it does make a lot and will last a few days (without the dressing) in the refrigerator. It’s really perfect for prepping healthy work lunches.
The recipe makes quite a bit of peanut butter dressing, make sure to keep it refrigerated and it will last for days. You can use the leftover peanut butter dressing to top these easy Chicken and Vegetable Lettuce Bundles.
Complete your meal with these other Asian inspired recipes
- Baked Thai Chicken Wings with Peanut Sauce
- Sticky Hoisin-Soy Chicken Drumsticks
- Thai Baked Salmon with Cilantro-Chili Sauce
If you make this recipe let me know how it went for you in the comment section below. I’d love to know if you made any variations to the recipe and how it worked out. And if you take a picture, share it with me on Instagram by tagging #sweetandsavourypursuits, I love to see your photos!
Asian Salad with Peanut Butter Dressing
Ingredients
ASIAN SALAD:
- 6 cups of chopped Napa cabbage
- 3 cups bean sprouts
- 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
- 1 1/2 cups fresh sugar snap peas trimmed and sliced
- 1 large red bell pepper sliced
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped peanuts more to taste
PEANUT BUTTER DRESSING:
- 1/2 cup all natural peanut butter or regular
- 3 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp. fish sauce
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. Sriracha hot sauce
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped peanuts
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/3 cup water more for a thinner dressing
Instructions
- Combine and toss all of the washed and chopped vegetables in a large bowl.
- In the blender, add all of the dressing ingredients and blend until all ingredients are well blended and dressing is smooth. When ready to serve add desired amount of dressing on salad and toss.
- Note that you will need to thin out the dressing with a bit of water after it has been refrigerated. Just add a few drops of water at a time and mix well until you have the desired consistency.
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mommycookforme says
Salad looks yummy!! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks!
More Time at the Table says
Looking lovely. What a great salad. Thanks for coming to moretimeatthetable.com!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you. It was my pleasure, thanks for stopping by SSP!
Traditionally Modern Food says
Refreshing colorful salad, Fida:) peanut butter dressing sounds interesting
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you, it was really delicious, I could eat it over and over again and not get bored with it 🙂
flippenblog says
I can literally taste this!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
I hope you’re enjoying it 😉
Kloesunny @ Kloe's Kitchen says
This salad looks absolutely amazing! We are going to try to eat lots of veggies this summer, and this looks like a recipe we might be trying soon. Thanks so much for sharing!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks! It’s my pleasure, let me know if you do end up trying it.
Amy (Savory Moments) says
Your salad looks very fresh and flavorful! I love the peanut butter dressing, too.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you!
frankiesfeast says
This looks lovely, so vibrant and colourful!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you! Thanks for visiting my site and leaving a comment 🙂
lapetitecasserole says
Yesterday I had a salad with peanut butter dressing…. I ate until the last drop of that amazing dressing. I’ve never made it by myself, I’m going to try, thanks for the recipe!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
The peanut butter dressing is easy to make, I just put everything in the blender. This recipe makes quite a bit of dressing so you will have plenty to store in the refrigerator. The only thing I found is that I had to thin it out with a bit of water when I came to use it the next day. I hope you like the dressing!
Ngan R. says
My kind of salad, light and packed with all that peanuty goodness. Your salad is gorgeous with all those colors and it looks like it has a ton of crunch too. Delicious!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you so much Ngan!
Rachel @LittleChefBigAppetite says
What a beautiful salad! I love the flavors here 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you!
nancyc says
The peanut butter dressing sounds wonderful! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you, it’s my favourite part of the salad!
lapetitepaniere says
This salad looks delicious especially with all those bright colors and the peanut butter dressing 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you! The crunchy vegetables and peanut butter dressing really makes this salad addictive 🙂
Patty Nguyen says
Ooh, this looks so tasty, Fida! I’m always on the lookout for peanut sauce recipes! Thank you! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you so much Patty!