11. This 15-Minute Chicken & Cabbage Salad Is a No-Cook Dinner Winner
Best known as a Vietnamese dipping sauce, nuoc cham typically combines sugar, lime juice and fish sauce, striking the perfect balance between sweet, sour and salty. Here it ties together crunchy vegetables, tons of fresh herbs and cooked chicken breast for a refreshing chicken salad. Serve combined with glass noodles or inside a lettuce leaf. For a slightly different take, swap out the cooked chicken for thin slices of grilled steak.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon refrigerated garlic paste
- 4 cups thinly sliced red or green cabbage
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
- 1 cup matchstick carrots
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
Directions
Whisk lime juice, oil, brown sugar, fish sauce, salt, and garlic paste together in a large bowl. Add cabbage, chicken, carrots, sprouts, mint, basil and cilantro; toss to combine and coat with dressing.
12. 3-Ingredient White Bean & Cherry Tomato Salad
This three-ingredient lunch takes a packaged salad kit to the next level with the addition of two pantry staples: cherry tomatoes and white beans. The Mediterranean flavor profile works well here, but another mix will be just as simple and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 1 (11.5-oz.) Mediterranean-style salad kit
- 1 (15-oz.) can no-salt-added white beans, rinsed
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved if desired
Directions
Combine salad kit contents, white beans and tomatoes in a large bowl; toss to combine.