Looking for a tasty and refreshing Asian salad? Try out some of our best Asian salad recipes from top Asian chefs around the world. These authentic salads will transport you to their respective countries and make you feel like you are on vacation.
1. Thai Grilled Beef Salad (Yum Nua) by Chef Ian Kittichai
Thai beef salad is one of Thailand’s most iconic Asian salad recipes. The tanginess of the lime juice, the sweetness of the palm sugar, and the spiciness of the red bird’s eye chili make this salad a perfect blend of flavor. The chef, Ian Kittichia, is a famous Thai chef, and his restaurant, Issaya Siamese Club, has been listed as the 39th best restaurant in Asia.
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2. Vietnamese Chicken Salad by Chef Charles Phan
Vietnamese chicken salad is a filling salad with rice vermicelli, lots of vegetables, and shredded chicken. This sweet and sour cabbage-based salad is one of the best sellers at celebrity chef Charles Phan’s high-end restaurant, The Slanted Door, located in San Francisco. Here, he modernizes and elevates Vietnamese dishes like this chicken salad recipe to make a culinary masterpiece.
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3. Lao Crispy Rice Salad (Nam Khao Tod) by Chef Kris Yenbamroong
Carb lovers rejoice at this crispy rice salad! This Lao Crispy Rice Salad is one of many Asian chef recipes that deserves to be celebrated. It has toasty, deep-fried rice, plenty of aromatic herbs and vegetables, and garnishes such as peanuts, sausage, and ginger. This Asian salad recipe was created by Kris Yenbamroong, the head chef of Night + Market, a famous Thai restaurant in LA.
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4. Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps by Chef Hung Huynh
Grilled shrimp lettuce wraps are easy-to-make, crispy, and super healthy. Although they are not salads in a traditional sense, they contain all the same ingredients in a slightly different form. The cucumber, tomatoes, mint, cilantro, and lettuce brighten this shrimp dish up and make it a delicious, simple meal. Reality TV show ‘Top Chef’ winner Hung Huynh created this dish as a guest on “Sara’s Weeknight Meals”.
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5. Vietnamese Shaking Beef Salad (Bo luc lac) by Chef Andrea Nguyen
The shaking beef salad is named after the lucrative cooking method of shaking the beef back and forth in the frying pan. These cubed pieces of steak are well seasoned in oyster, soy, and fish sauce for the perfect flavor. Then it is placed over a refreshing salad made with watercress, mint, tomatoes, and red onion. This Asian salad recipe was created by chef Andrea Nguyen who has authored many famous Vietnamese cookbooks and was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award.
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