Take-out Tuesday, Loaded Thai Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing
This is a “semi-homemade” salad made with the help of Chick-Fil-A and Trader Joe’s
Quick, Easy and Satisfying
A prepared cabbage and carrot slaw mix and fresh spinach are the base
The salad is topped with cucumber slices, pineapple,
green onions, cashews, chicken nuggets
Vegetable pouches are tucked on the side
for a different kind of crunch factor instead of croutons
This only takes minutes to make,
a few chops and slices
while the chicken and vegetable pouches heat in the oven
The dressing is quick and easy too,
and the trick is to use your microwave to soften the peanut butter
so it will mix well with the other ingredients
Orange juice, or juice from a fresh orange adds burst of freshness
This is a very tasty combo even without the chicken
Cut the nuggets in half before topping the salad for easier eating
The vegetable pouches are a little treat on the side…
No Trader Joe’s? No Problem
Look at your grocery store’s frozen section,
PF Chang’s mini egg rolls would be a great little extra too…
there are so many really good frozen bites available now,
Shake things up with something unexpected!
Loaded Thai Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing
for each salad:
2 cups cabbage slaw mix
1 cup fresh spinach leaves, torn
1/2 – 1 cup pineapple chunks
6-8 English cucumber slices, cut in half
1 green onion, chopped
1/4-1/2 cup cashews
cooked chicken nuggets, cut in half, or grilled or rotisserie chicken cut into pieces
baked vegetable pouches or mini egg rolls, baked
Put slaw and spinach leaves into a salad bowl. Top with remaining ingredients and dressing
Orange Peanut Dressing
2 T soy sauce
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 T rice vinegar
1 T sesame oil
4 T peanut butter
2-4 T orange juice
sprinkle of red pepper flakes for heat if desired
Combine soy sauce, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil and peanut butter. Stir to combine. Microwave for 20 seconds and stir. Repeat until peanut butter thins out a bit. Add a splash of juice until desired consistency is reached. Makes enough dressing for 2 salads.
Enjoy!
for another printable version of Loaded Thai Salad click here
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Jenna, this looks delicious! Who doesn’t love nuggets from Chick-Fil -A? Happy Tuesday!
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Yes, and they helped make such an easy dinner!
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Doesn’t this look scrumptious! I pinned this… again! Yum!
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oh good, thank you Nancy!
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Yummy! The vegetable pouches look delicious.
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They are actually very good, we had them for a Christmas party and they were gobbled up!
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Oh my gosh , does this ever sound very tasty. Love the crunch factor, which makes me eat slower, haha. We don’t have a Chick-fil-a, but I bet Sam’s club chicken nuggets would do or even a 10 piece chicken McNugget from McDonalds, right? I also like the idea of the little frozen eggs rolls cut up.
Awesome! Will pin and have to try soon as I am hungry for something different and this fits the bill! 😋 Thanks Jenna!
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Oh goodness, no Chick-Fil-A, so sorry! 🙂 Thanks Cyndi!
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Semi-homemade has it’s place and this is one of them. I love Thai food and this is definitely something I might make — it’s been a long time since I have been able to get to Trader Joe’s. This will go on my list.
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It was such an easy, tasty dinner even without the vegetable pockets from TJs!
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A big helping is all I’d need for dinner.
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Yes!
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So, it’s okay to mix up this dressing and dunk my Chick-Fil-A right into it, right??!! 🙂 Looks absolutely delicious! Have a great day! Hugs!
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🙂 Yep!
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Oh this looks soooooooo delicious!!
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thanks Jodi!
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I like to buy the Asian Slaw from Dole at my grocery store. In fact, we ate it for dinner tonight! 😃 It comes with almonds, wontons and a sesame dressing. I always add chicken or additional ingredients. Your ideas sound delish! I will have to look for the vegie pouches! 👍
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Yes, I love that too! There is also a bag salad called Sunflower Crunch that I am crazy about~
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This looks so good! 😀
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thanks Michelle, easy dinner!
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My kind of salad Jenna, semi-homemade!
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Yep!
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What a great salad, Jenna, and I’ll have to look for those little pouches at TJ’s! The salad dressing sounds really refreshing, too.
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Thanks Kitty! We served the vegetable pouches over the holidays, they are a lovely nibble!
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Hi Jenna,
I can’t wait to try your Thai Salad, it looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us this week and hope you have a very special weekend!
Miz Helen
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Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared.
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