Spicy Shredded Chicken Salad (Yum Gai Chik)
Last updated: 8 Sept 2026
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Ingredients
- 1 boiled chicken breast, shredded
- 4 shallots, sliced
- sliced spring onion and coriander
- 1 tomato
- fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, chilli flakes
- mint leaves
Method
- Boil the chicken breast until cooked, rest, then shred
- Mix the dressing: fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, chilli flakes; taste for a punchy balance
- Toss the shredded chicken with shallots, tomato and spring onion
- Add mint, toss gently and plate
How to Choose
Choose fresh pink chicken breast with no smell; thin-skinned juicy limes; firm shallots.
Chef's Secret
Secret: boil the chicken gently so it stays tender, and shred while warm; make the dressing sour-forward then salty; add mint last so it does not bruise.
Fresh chicken breast + shallots + lime + fresh veg full set at Fresh Market Online.
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