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Best Fresh Chopped Thai Salad with Sesame Dressing
Make this restaurant-worthy Chopped Thai Salad with sweet sesame dressing right at home. Enjoy an amazing salad loaded with crunchy cashews, nutritional herbs, and colorful veggies. Toss in a simple Thai dressing, made with four pantry staple ingredients!
Anything with mango makes my heart sing 🙂 Love, love mango. In a salad? Yes, please! This salad has the right amount of sweetness, plus a great kick from the red chili pepper.
We commonly find Thai salads in Thai restaurants. But most people order Pad Thai and forget that Thai cuisine has the most delicious salad ingredients! The same bean sprouts that are in pad Thai pair well with veggies, mint leaves, sweet mango, and the tangy crunch of red onion.]
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If you love having healthy meals ready to go, this salad is a great choice!
To keep it fresh, store the chopped veggies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Keep the dressing separate and mix it in just before serving to maintain the crisp texture.
If you want to meal prep multiple portions, divide the salad into individual containers. Portion out the dressing into small jars—this way, you can grab and go throughout the week! What a quick and easy way to streamline daily lunch!
Why You’ll Love This Thai Salad
Comparing anything to a satisfying and fresh, crisp salad filled with vibrant color and bold tastes feels almost impossible. This Sweet Sesame Thai Chopped Salad is not just a feast for the eyes—a nutritional and taste bomb.
The combination of crunching cabbage, sweet bell pepper, crunchy carrot, and roasted cashews gives the perfect textural balance. Toss it all together with a homemade sweet sesame dressing, and you’ve got a dish that’s both light and incredibly flavorful. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch, a refreshing side, or a meal prep-friendly dish, this salad checks all the boxes.
Key Ingredients
You will need some fresh ingredients and chopping skills (which I find satisfying and therapeutic!)
For this Crunchy Choppy Thai Salad you will need:
Veggies: Red bell pepper, red onion, red chili, green onion, and mung beans sprouts.
Fruit: Mango– great addition to the salad.
Crunch: Cashews, you roast them yourself or buy pre-roasted.
Herbs: Fresh cilantro and mint leaves.
Just four dressing ingredients:
- Lime juice
- Honey
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
How to make a Fresh Chopped Thai Salad with Sesame Dressing
Steps 1 & 2: Slice mango and pepper
Thinly slice the mango.
Thinly slice the red bell pepper.
Step 3: Combine
Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl.
Step 4: Dressing
Mix the dressing in a small bowl.
Step 5: Drizzle
Drizzle over the salad.
Expert Tips
- Add more flavors to the Thai salad dressing recipe with ginger or garlic!
- If you have leftover salad, store it without dressing to maintain its crispness. Add dressing just before serving again. This tip works for meal prep too.
- Bring out the flavors in this Thai salad recipe by substituting the sesame oil for toasted sesame oil. A more toasty flavor guaranteed!
- To make this side salad gluten free, replace the soy sauce with tamari! For anyone with gluten allergies or sensitivities, tamari is a great replacement or alternative for soy sauce.
- Serve this amazing dish as a side salad with stir fries, Pad Thai, or with a delicious chicken dish.
- For meal prep, pair this chopped Thai salad with more healthy recipes such as an Asian Cucumber Salad.
Recipe FAQs
Certainly, you can substitute cashews with almonds, peanuts, or even sesame seeds for a different flavor and texture.
This salad makes a refreshing side dish for grilled chicken, shrimp, or tofu. Enjoy it as a light and healthy main course.
Yes! I recommend adding shredded green or red cabbage as a great fiber addition and to add more bulk to the salad. Slice up some cucumbers and add them in as well – this Thai salad welcomes quick and easy additions.
Enjoy some more tasty salad recipes:
- This Quinoa Chickpea Salad is loaded with benefits. Enjoy it for a gluten-free plate of vitamins and minerals.
- A Healthy Chicken Mushroom Veggie Salad is simple, filling, and delicious!
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Best Fresh Chopped Thai Salad with Sesame Dressing
Equipment
- 1 bowl
- 1 mixing spoon
- 1 Measuring spoon
- 1 knife
Ingredients
- 1 mango
- ½ red bell pepper
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup mung bean sprouts
- ¼ cup green onion, chopped
- ½ red chili, chopped
- ⅓ cup roasted cashews, roughly chopped
- ⅓ cup cilantro, chopped
- 3-4 mint leaves, chopped
Sesame Dressing:
- ½ lime, just the juice
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Thinly slice the mango.1 mango
- Thinly slice the red bell pepper.½ red bell pepper
- Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl.½ red bell pepper, ¼ red onion,, 1 cup mung bean sprouts, ¼ cup green onion,, ½ red chili,, ⅓ cup roasted cashews,, ⅓ cup cilantro,, 3-4 mint leaves,, 1 mango
- Mix the dressing in a small bowl.½ lime,, 1 Tbsp honey, 2 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- Drizzle over the salad.
