Ingredients

  • 14 cup fresh lime juice (2 or 3 limes)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 14 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons asian fish sauce
  • 12 small green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
  • 2 medium carrots, cut into matchstick strips
  • 1 small onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
  • 4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 bunch of fresh mint
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 13 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped

Method

  • In a large bowl stir together lime juice, sugar, pepper and 2 tbsp of fish sauce.
  • Add cabbage, carrots and onion.
  • Stir until well combined.
  • Let stand covered at room temperature for up to 1 hour or overnight in refrigerator.
  • Prepare charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill for covered direct grilling over a medium heat.
  • In a large bowl toss chicken with remaining 2 tbsp of fish sauce.
  • Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes turning chicken occasionally.
  • Remove enough leaves from the bunches of mint and cilantro to measure 1/2 cup each packed loosely, chop.
  • Reserve remainder of mint and cilantro sprigs for garnishing if desired.
  • Place chicken on a hot grill rack.
  • Close grill and grill until chicken is no longer pink, about 10 to 12 minutes, turning once.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • When it is cool enough to handle, pull the chicken into long thin strips.
  • Add the chicken, mint and cilantro to the cabbage mixture.
  • Before serving stir in half of peanuts into salad and use remainder for sprinkling on top.