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    Home » Salads

    Nam Sod With Chicken Breast (Minced Chicken Breast Salad with Ginger, Garlic, Lime, Pepper)

    August 30, 2020 By Adam Shed 4 Comments

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    Nom Sod is a dish I first tried at a restaurant here in the Houston area called, Ploy. It’s a super simple recipe you can do with whole food ingredients and keep it as simple as you want.  You can also make it with chicken breast as they did in the restaurant although it is traditionally a pork dish.   I did it with chicken breast.

    Simple Nam Sod Salad

    Simple Nam Sod Salad

    Simple Whole Food Ingredients

    You can make the ingredients more complex if you like the process of cooking.  I used pickle juice to marinate the minced chicken for a while and it was dynamite.  The beauty of the recipe is how simple you can make it though.  I asked the people waitress at Ploy to tell me how they make it and she laughed and said she can’t but stated that it’s just 4 ingredients really.  You can tell though that they went in for more than that.   Go as far as you want.

    Marinating in Pickled Jalapeno Juice

    Marinating in Pickled Jalapeno Juice

    Making it Juicy

    After I started destroying the salad, I realized I wished I left more of the marinade I poured into the drain when I separated the meat out for cooking.  You could save it when you separate it out and pour it back in after cooking the meat.  I think the salad was actually looking better the more I dug in.  As is often the case, the marinade is the best part and I slurped up the last bets and wanted more.

    Nam Sod Made With Chicken Breast

    Nam Sod Made With Chicken Breast

    Ingredients

    Nam Sod Ingredients

    Nam Sod Ingredients

    The only ingredients you really need are the limes, ginger or ginger paste, chilis, chicken breasts, peanuts, onions and lettuce.  You can always garnish as you like and marinate the chicken that way as well.  I used three chicken breasts and minced them by just cutting them up with a cooking knife.   I used a Boston lettuce for a more nutrient dense lettuce and there were no purple onions so I used what I could find which was white onions sliced into strips.  1

    Nam Sod Made With Chicken Breast
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    Nam Sod Made with Chicken Breast, Marinated Minced Chicken over Lettuce

    Nam Sod is typically marinated pork over lettuce but I went with a marinated chicken breasts here.
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Thai
    Keyword: Nam Sod, Salad
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 805kcal
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • Wok or skillet

    Ingredients

    Minced Chicken

    • 3 Chicken breasts Minced
    • 1 Cup Pickle Juice Optional, I used pickled jalapeño juice
    • 1 tablespoon Canola oil
    • 1 tablespoon Garlic Minced

    Dressing

    • 2 tablespoon Fish Sauce Optional, you could replace with low sodium soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoon Ginger Paste or grated
    • 2 tablespoon Lime juice
    • 1 tablespoon Chili paste Optional

    Garnish

    • ½ Cup Carrots Shredded or Julienned
    • 1 tablespoon Black pepper Ground black pepper
    • 1 Lime In thinly sliced wedges
    • 1 Cup Cilantro Leaves only

    Salad

    • ½ Cup Onion Sliced into slivers
    • 1 Head Lettuce Pulled apart
    • ½ Cup Peanuts Unsalted

    Instructions

    • If you want to marinate the chicken first do so for at least 15 minutes and separate in a colander saving the juice if you like it juicier.
    • Mix the dressing ingredients in a bowl and set them aside
    • Heat the oil in a large wok or skillet over medium heat and add the minced chicken breasts and cook until browned, adding the ground black pepper and mixing in.
    • Drain the fat off of it and if you want to make it tangier you can add the marinade back in and reduce just a little, making sure to keep the minced chicken separated by breaking it up and adding the sliced onions in.
      Chicken mixed with marinade and onions set aside for nam sod
    • Turn off the heat and allow it to cool.
    • Break apart the head of lettuce and place it on plates as the base.
      Lettuce For Nam Sod
    • Combine the salad ingredients, peanuts, chicken with onions, and season with dressing garnishing as desired with the carrots.

    Notes

    As always our Healthy Thai Recipes are as healthy as we can make them.  Your situation is fact dependent and if you have concerns you should check it out with a doctor.  Please let us know if you have suggestions for improvement and customization to your heart's content.  Nutrition facts were calculated by a computer program and only estimates based on all the ingredients included.  Omitting the pickle juice and substituting the low sodium soy sauce for the fish sauce will alter this and make it more Americanized if you wish.  You can delete away ingredients and see values change as needed. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 805kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 87g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 217mg | Sodium: 3644mg | Potassium: 2253mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 6801IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 5mg

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    1. ashok says

      February 26, 2021 at 11:28 pm

      5 stars
      My Family Loved it. I am definitely sharing Guys, Thanks For sharing this Great Recipe. this recipe and this website with my friend. Hope they also love it. Thank you again for sharing such a great recipe.

      Reply
      • Adam says

        February 27, 2021 at 4:47 pm

        Thank you so much!!!

        Reply
    2. Anonymous says

      June 26, 2021 at 3:24 pm

      3 stars
      Please do NOT add the marinade from the raw chicken back into the cooked dish. High risk of food contamination.

      Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      June 26, 2021 at 3:26 pm

      3 stars
      Garlic is missing from directions. Suggest browning garlic first for a minute, then setting aside. Cook chicken as directed and mix garlic back in at the end.

      Reply

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