Chinese Chicken Salad with Asian Peanut Salad Dressing Recipe

Crunchy veggies, chicken, peanuts and crispy noodles tossed with a lip smackingly scrumptious Asian Peanut Salad Dressing. This Chinese language Chicken Salad goes to knock your socks off. It’s my summer-salad-anthem!

It is a story about 5 wonderful girls. Wives of Aussie farmers. Moms with college levels {and professional} backgrounds who additionally occur to be the “go-to” particular person for something and all the things that must be executed on a farm.

One thing that many metropolis folks like myself could by no means take into consideration is all of the thousands and thousands of tons of fruit and veg which are deemed “not ok” to be bought in shops. The ugly, wonky ones. Blemished pores and skin. Barely misshaped. Too huge, too small. Too spherical, not spherical sufficient.

And but, 100% excellent inside.

There was an growing variety of imperfect fruit and veg bought in Australian shops at discounted costs. However they’re nonetheless a really small share of the Ugly But Excellent fruit and veg that finally goes to waste.

And when a bunch of Aussie Queensland carrot growers bandied collectively to do one thing about it, who did they flip to for an answer?

Their wives. 🙂 Meet the 5 wonderful Australian girls who’re the driving pressure behind Simply Veg, the road of “seize and go” vegetable and meal choices. Decreasing waste and serving to individuals eat more healthy.

Right here’s the factor. Some individuals will declare pre-prepared veggies to be the lazy means out. My view is that this: if grabbing a bag of pre chopped greens implies that you’ll make a stir fry at dwelling somewhat than ordering take out, or be capable to throw collectively a fast 2 minute salad than not have veggies in any respect, then it’s an excellent factor.

So by my easy minded logic, I’m Professional-prepared-vegetables. 🙂

And in terms of pre chopped carrots, you can’t beat Simply Veg. Why? Quite simple. These carrots are shredded and packed by the very farmers who develop the carrots. These carrots are being chopped inside hours of being harvested. How good is that??!

I needed to make one thing that basically emphasised the comfort of the Simply Veg carrots and showcased how crunchy and contemporary they’re. And that is what I’ve give you: Chinese language Chicken Salad with an Asian Peanut Salad Dressing that’s so good, it must be unlawful. 🙂

Sure, you must chop the cabbage your self – Simply Veg don’t do shredded cabbage (but 😉 ). However actually, shredded cabbage is WAY simpler than julienning carrots.

I had this for lunch 4 days in a row. Testing, retesting, photographing and filming. You’d assume I’d get sick of it. Nope. I had it for lunch once more right this moment. It’s simply too simple to make!

Common readers know that I’m very conscious that the meals I share usually leans in direction of “brown meals”. You recognize – ugly however yummy meals like Bangers and Mash with Gravy (swoon) and Salisbury Steak (double swoon…)

So what a delight it’s to be sharing this kaleidoscope of color with you right this moment!!! Gosh, critically, if all my meals had been this gorgeous, it will make my photographing life a complete lot simpler….

PS Discover how little chopping is required?? Simply the cabbage actually. The shallots / scallions / inexperienced onions (yawn – so bored with utilizing all three “languages”!) are optionally available. As in – you wouldn’t miss it terribly for those who didn’t have it within the salad. 🙂

PPS I really like inserting images like this in posts as a result of it irritates my mom no finish. She thinks it appears to be like “messy”. It makes her twitch – ba ha ha!

The Asian Peanut Dressing could be served on the aspect for individuals to assist themselves (I do that after I make this for friends) or toss it via previous to serving. As much as you. If doing the previous, I counsel making additional dressing. Simply in case you’ve gotten mates who can’t management themselves (like mine).

Simply Veg shredded carrots is now a part of my customary weekly store. I do know shredding carrots isn’t arduous, however having a bag of Simply Veg shredded carrots is simply means simpler. Which implies I’m consuming extra of it. I’m including it into sandwiches and wraps. I made carrot fritters final evening (actually delish Center Jap ones), I threw carrots into frittata. It’s going into just about each salad and I even stirred it into bolognese for a lasagna.

What actually sealed the deal for me was chatting to Alice, one of the wonderful girls who’re the driving pressure behind Simply Veg. Her ardour for what she does, it actually struck a twine. And after I requested her what probably the most rewarding factor about Simply Veg was, she stated it was connecting with the customers. Listening to what they used their carrots for, what they thought. It actually resonated with me as a result of Simply Veg is her child in the identical means that RecipeTin Eats is mine, and probably the most rewarding issues for me is after I hear from readers after they have tried (and even earlier than they’ve tried!) a recipe.

Plus, it simply makes me really feel heat and fuzzy that after I seize a bag of Simply Veg from Woolworths every week, I do know it’s supporting Aussie growers and their households. <3 – Johnsat x

PS While you strive Simply Veg, ship them a message right here! They LOVE listening to from individuals, inform them what you consider their carrots!