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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!
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This Asian style salad with peanut butter dressing is so delicious and addictive, you’ll want to have this salad over and over again!
This Asian Salad with Peanut Butter Dressing 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 although it takes a bit of time to prepare it, it does make a lot and will last a few days (without the dressing) in the refrigerator. 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. If you love this peanut butter dressing as much as I do, make sure try it on top of these easy Chicken and Vegetable Lettuce Bundles.
Complete your meal with these other Asian inspired recipes
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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
August 5, 2014 at 6:28 PMSalad looks yummy!! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
August 5, 2014 at 8:56 PMThanks!
More Time at the Table says
July 19, 2014 at 7:02 PMLooking lovely. What a great salad. Thanks for coming to moretimeatthetable.com!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
July 19, 2014 at 10:07 PMThank you. It was my pleasure, thanks for stopping by SSP!
Traditionally Modern Food says
July 11, 2014 at 12:51 PMRefreshing colorful salad, Fida:) peanut butter dressing sounds interesting
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
July 11, 2014 at 4:55 PMThank you, it was really delicious, I could eat it over and over again and not get bored with it 🙂
flippenblog says
July 1, 2014 at 4:33 PMI can literally taste this!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
July 1, 2014 at 5:40 PMI hope you’re enjoying it 😉
Kloesunny @ Kloe's Kitchen says
May 24, 2014 at 3:11 PMThis 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
May 24, 2014 at 3:17 PMThanks! It’s my pleasure, let me know if you do end up trying it.
Amy (Savory Moments) says
May 3, 2014 at 7:21 AMYour salad looks very fresh and flavorful! I love the peanut butter dressing, too.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
May 3, 2014 at 8:11 AMThank you!
frankiesfeast says
May 1, 2014 at 9:55 AMThis looks lovely, so vibrant and colourful!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
May 1, 2014 at 10:07 AMThank you! Thanks for visiting my site and leaving a comment 🙂
lapetitecasserole says
May 1, 2014 at 12:11 AMYesterday 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
May 1, 2014 at 10:05 AMThe 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
April 29, 2014 at 10:11 PMMy 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
April 29, 2014 at 10:20 PMThank you so much Ngan!
Rachel @LittleChefBigAppetite says
April 29, 2014 at 3:15 PMWhat a beautiful salad! I love the flavors here 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
April 29, 2014 at 8:56 PMThank you!
nancyc says
April 29, 2014 at 2:10 PMThe peanut butter dressing sounds wonderful! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
April 29, 2014 at 8:57 PMThank you, it’s my favourite part of the salad!
lapetitepaniere says
April 29, 2014 at 7:46 AMThis salad looks delicious especially with all those bright colors and the peanut butter dressing 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
April 29, 2014 at 7:49 AMThank you! The crunchy vegetables and peanut butter dressing really makes this salad addictive 🙂
Patty Nguyen says
April 29, 2014 at 12:10 AMOoh, this looks so tasty, Fida! I’m always on the lookout for peanut sauce recipes! Thank you! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
April 29, 2014 at 7:40 AMThank you so much Patty!