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Thai Cashew Chicken and Mango Salad - this salad is full of so many great flavors and textures. | @tasteLUVnourish on TasteLoveAndNourish.com

Thai Cashew Chicken and Mango Salad

February 23, 2015 By Caroline 8 Comments

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Salads that pass as a complete meal make me more happy than I can tell you. Especially when things get busy and getting take-out becomes tempting.

I love that I can make the dressing, chop a few things or even grill some chicken ahead of time, then just put it all together in the evening. Well, this…oh, my goodness…this is so delicious, I want you to promise me that you’ll make it! Mostly because I know you’ll love it…and partly because it took me four tries to really get the dressing just right (wink, wink).

This type of dressing is similar to a Thai peanut dressing, but this is so incredible with buttery and creamy cashews. It’s lightened up with cashew milk. The cashew milk gives the dressing a creamy and silky consistency without fat overload.

So, don’t even think about ordering take-out tonight…this is so much better!

Thai Cashew Chicken and Mango Salad - this salad is full of so many great flavors and textures. | @tasteLUVnourish on TasteLoveAndNourish.com

Thai Cashew Chicken and Mango Salad

Serves: 2 dinner size salads

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/3 cup raw cashews toasted (see Notes) or 1/4 cup cashew butter
  • 1/4 cup cashew milk
  • 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil use a mild flavored oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemongrass grated
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Salad

  • 2 chicken breasts marinated for at least one hour in 1/4 cup of the dressing above or in this marinade
  • 6 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1/2 small red onion diced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper diced
  • 1 mango diced
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 4 to 5 sprigs fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews toasted

Instructions

  • Combine the salad dressing ingredients in a blender. Process for about 15 seconds. Pour the dressing in a bowl or jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • On a greased outdoor grill or on a greased grill pan over the stove, grill the marinated chicken breasts for about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer onto a plate and immediately cover with foil. Allow the chicken to sit covered for at least 8 to 10 minutes while you prepare the rest of the salad.
  • On two large dinner plates, arrange the mixed greens, onion, red pepper, mango and avocado. Sprinkle the top of each salad with a few cilantro leaves and the toasted cashews.
  • Cut the rested chicken into cubes and divide between the two salads. Top with some dressing.

Notes

To toast the raw cashews, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Place the nuts on a baking sheet. Toast for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
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Thai Cashew Chicken and Mango Salad - this salad is full of so many great flavors and textures. | @tasteLUVnourish on TasteLoveAndNourish.com

If you love Thai flavors as much as I do, you’ll also love this Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup!

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Comments

  1. Marga

    May 22, 2020 at 1:00 am

    Hi Caroline! I would love to make this recipe of Thai Cashew Chicken tomorrow but I don’t know how to make the marinade for the chicken because the link doesn’t work. I even tried to copy the address directly and search but it still keeps failing.
    I see that you say:
    “2 chicken breasts marinated for at least one hour in 1/4 cup of the dressing above or… [link]”. Then, if I don’t use the link, should I make the salad dressing twice? one for the marinade and the other for pouring over everything at the end?
    Please, could you help me? ;) Thanks in advance
    Mara

    Reply
    • Caroline

      June 8, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks so much for letting me know about this, Marga! I fixed that link, but if you make this using this dressing as a marinade, you’ll just use a 1/4 cup of the dressing. No need to double or make more. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. Joanne

    March 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    Meal salads are my FAVORITE. How did you know?! I especially love any that involve some fruity sweetness, so this mango is hitting the spot!

    Reply
    • Caroline Hurley

      March 5, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      This type of salad makes me happy too, Joanne! Thanks so much!

      Reply
  3. Nancy

    March 1, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    This recipe sounds delicious!! I will definitely try it very soon!

    I do want to let you know that I tried to use the PrintFriendly link you have above and it takes me to their site but shows a page on net neutrality in French (but your title for the mango cashew recipe is shown on a link at the very top).

    Thanks for your recipes, I do enjoy reading them!

    Reply
    • Caroline Hurley

      March 1, 2015 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks so much for your sweet words, Nancy! I’m so glad you like the recipes! I appreciate you letting me know about that print feature. I wouldn’t have known otherwise. I’m working on fixing that right now. Sorry for any inconvenience!

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Farley

    February 24, 2015 at 7:55 am

    I really need to try this Silk Cashew Milk! I keep hearing about it and it sounds delicious. Just like this salad :)

    Reply
    • Caroline Hurley

      February 24, 2015 at 11:07 am

      Thanks so much, Jennifer! I know you’ll love it! It is so creamy and delicious!

      Reply

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