Turn this Thai Chopped Salad into a dinner salad by topping it with some thinly sliced steak or chicken, a piece of grilled fish or some crispy tofu. You can also make it ahead of time to take to your summer BBQ or picnic. You're going to love this one!
This post is sponsored by the sharp knife experts at Sharp Gourmet. All the text, images, and opinions are my own.
Friends! We're getting all crazy salad obsessed over here today! Once you make this Thai Chopped Salad, I know you'll understand why. Heck, once you look at the pics with all the colors that are screaming SUMMER, I know you'll understand.
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- We're going to start with a bed of greens. What are your favorite greens? Use those! Kale and spinach are both great. I've used a fancy pants sounding mix called Mixed Super Greens.
- Next we're adding a bunch of crunchy, colorful veggies. I like purple cabbage, carrots, red pepper and snap peas. Have some broccoli, cucumber or corn on hand? Throw that in, too!
- Edamame. Aren't those little soy beans the best things ever? Definitely have to have those.
- We're adding some sweetness to the salad with mango slices and orange segments. Have some grapes in your fridge? What about an apple? They'd both be great, too.
- Cashews and sesame seeds! Oh ya!
- Then we're going to smother the whole thing in a sweet and creamy sesame mango dressing. Is smother too strong of a word? Ya, I didn't think so, either.
- Then (wait for it) we're going to sprinkle the top of this super deelish Thai chopped salad with crispy wontons. CRISPY WONTONS! Yep, we just went there.
Grab your knife, friends. Let's make dinner.?
Let's chat about knives for a minute here …
What kind of knife do you have? Is it super sharp and can cut through a ripe tomato like one of those samurai dudes in an 80s infomercial? Awesome. Carry on.
Or is it dull and makes you work for your dinner?
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- ½ ripe mango, peeled and cubed
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons honey (sub maple syrup for vegan)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon miso
- 1 - 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
- Juice from ½ lime
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Optional: 1 Thai red chili
- Sea salt, to taste
- Neutral flavored oil, for frying
- ¼ package of wontons, cut into strips (omit crispy wontons for gluten-free)
- 1 cup frozen edamame beans
- 4 cups mixed greens, kale or spinach
- 2 cups red cabbage, very thinly sliced
- 1 cup sugar or snap peas, cut in half
- 1 large carrot, thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1½ mangoes, peeled and sliced
- 1 orange, cut into segments (see notes)
- 1 handful of cilantro
- ½ cup toasted cashews
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- Add all the dressing ingredients to your blender with ½ cup of water and blend on high until smooth. Taste and season with sea salt.
- Heat 1-inch of oil in a medium-sized frying pan over medium-high heat until it is shimmering. Working in batches, add the wonton strips to the oil and fry until golden and crispy, about 20-30 seconds per batch. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside on a paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle a little sea salt over top, if you'd like.
- Bring the edamame to a boil in a small pot of water for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Add all the salad ingredients to a large salad bowl and toss with the dressing. Top the salad with crispy wonton strips and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
If you don't have a very sharp knife, peel the orange as you would if you were going to eat it.
*To make this Thai Chopped Salad ahead of time: Combine all the salad ingredients EXCEPT the orange segments and mangoes and store in a sealed bag. Place the orange segments and mangoes in another bag. Make the dressing and the crispy wontons and store each separately. Toss just before serving.
This salad will keep, stored separately, for 1-2 days.
Kristen Stevens
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Hi, I’m Kristen! 
Very tasty salad, thanks for the recipe.
I’m so happy to hear you like it!
Beautiful salad! I love mango and cashews. I’m definitely gonna try this recipe. Thank you for sharing..
You’re so welcome!!
I made this salad last night, and it was absolutely amazing. I didn’t feel like baking tofu, so I added tofurky thai basil chick’n. http://www.tofurky.com/what-we-make/slow-roasted-chickn/thai-basil/#flavormenu Plus, I learned how to supreme an orange. I will definitely be making this again.
What a great idea to use tofurkey and keep this vegan. Love it!
Wow, this salad has it all, gorgeous and delicious!! We love the flavors of Thai!!
Thanks, Tara! I’m a big fan of Thai flavours, too. 🙂
Wow, this looks seriously delish! Your photos are absolutely stunning! Definitely trying this soon.
Thank you so much!!
This is such a gorgeous salad, girl! Love the sesame mango dressing!
Thank you so much!
Oh my….I want to dive right into that salad! Such bright and beautiful pictures! The mango dressing is certainly one I need to try, ASAP! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!! 🙂
That’s one of the most beautiful salads I have ever seen! Simply stunning. And that mango dressing is one to die for 🙂
Thank you so much!!
Well, dang it, if you aren’t making me SUPER-anxious for summer and all the summer produce to get here already! This salad is totally the most gorgeous rainbow of yum I’ve ever seen!
It’s a countdown now … only a few more months till summer!
Yup, this salad does sound and look fantastic, Kristen! But l will be honest. Every time I see a mango in a recipe, I am completely sold. But besides the mango, I love every ingredient in this salad. Well done!
I know what you mean … mangos are the best, aren’t they? A number of years ago my sister and I spent a month in El Salvador. The house we rented had a mango tree in the yard and every morning I’d get up and pick one for breakfast. It was the best. 🙂
I’d definitely like to try that mango dressing! When it comes to knives, I’m lucky that Chicago is such a huge foodie city. There’s a knife shop in the West Loop that caters to professional kitchens. They sharpen knives by hand, old-school.
You’re so lucky! My man always sharpens the knives as I do a terrible job of it. It’s not an easy thing to do!
Haha, I have ONE knife that I use and have been using for years….I need to invest in a new one 😛
You should seriously check out Sharp Gourmet! New, sharp knives with next to no investment. Total win!