Description
A fresh and vibrant Shredded Thai Salad with Avocado, combining crunchy cabbage, sweet carrots, and zesty lime dressing with a creamy avocado finish. Perfect as a light lunch or side dish, this salad delivers authentic Thai flavors with a balance of sweet, sour, and spicy notes.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 3 green onions, sliced
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 ripe avocado, diced
- ½ cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
Dressing Ingredients
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp Sriracha sauce
Instructions
- Prepare the Veggies: Shred the green cabbage, grate the carrots, and thinly slice the red bell pepper and green onions to create fresh, crunchy vegetable base for the salad.
- Make the Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the fish sauce, freshly squeezed lime juice, sugar, and Sriracha sauce until well combined for a balanced sweet, salty, sour, and spicy dressing.
- Toss It Together: In a large mixing bowl, combine the shredded cabbage, grated carrots, sliced bell pepper, green onions, chopped cilantro, and roughly chopped roasted peanuts. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss thoroughly to coat all the ingredients evenly.
- Add Avocado Last: Gently fold the diced avocado into the salad with care to maintain its creamy texture and prevent it from mashing.
- Chill Before Serving: Refrigerate the salad for 15-30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld nicely and serve chilled for best taste and texture.
Notes
- Use ripe but firm avocado to avoid mushiness in the salad.
- Adjust Sriracha quantity according to your preferred spice level.
- For a vegetarian version, substitute fish sauce with soy sauce or tamari.
- Chilling the salad enhances the flavor melding but it can also be served immediately.
- Roast your own peanuts for fresher flavor or use pre-roasted peanuts.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-cook, Tossed
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Thai salad, shredded cabbage salad, avocado salad, Thai dressing, fresh salad, healthy lunch
