Best Salad Recipes from the Thai Kitchen

This crab salad is delightfully creamy without all the extra calories and fat associated with most crab salad recipes. It features a delicious coconut milk dressing which is tossed up with briefly steamed (or boiled) strands of cabbage plus fresh coriander and chopped peanuts or cashews (the nuts are optional). This is a very flexible crab salad recipe that tastes great no matter how you toss it. Canned as well as frozen prepared crab meat works just as well as freshly cooked crab (I used canned crab meat for mine). ENJOY!

This Thai Grilled Chicken Salad with Lemongrass-Coriander Dressing will thrill your taste-buds! Sart with strips of chicken breast quickly marinated in a garlic-coriander-pepper sauce. The chicken is then grilled either on the BBQ or boiled in your oven, then placed over a bed of summer greens that has been tossed in a simple lemongrass-coriander-lime dressing. Top with a sprinkling of fresh basil, and you have a complete meal that is so Thai-delicious, you'll want to make it your number one salad this summer!

This Thai Shrimp Noodle Salad Recipe is easy to make and tastes spectacular! Tender cooked shrimp are combined with gluten free rice noodles or glass noodles (also known as "cellophane" noodles - made with bean flour), plus strips of cucumber, fresh papaya, scallions, and fresh coriander. This wonderful tangle of ingredients is then tossed with a salad dressing recipe that literally takes only one minute to make, but makes this salad taste incredible. Make it for dinner, or keep it in the refrigerator for quick weekday lunches.

This easy recipe for pasta salad is super-delicious and virtually fat free! Asian-style egg or wheat noodles - or fettuccine pasta noodles - are tossed in an array of fresh vegetables, shrimp, and herbs for the best pasta salad you'll have all summer. The oil-free dressing is extremely tasty, bursting with the quintessential tastes of Thai cooking. Make the full recipe and keep in the refrigerator to enjoy all week, whether for quick and easy lunches, or for a scrumptious gourmet summer dinner. Enjoy!

Pasta salad - but with a twist. That's my new Thai-style pasta salad. Made with rice noodles (instead of wheat) and a flavorful Thai dressing, this healthy dish will prove a big hit at your next potluck, picnic, BBQ, or dinner party. Makes a great summertime salad, lunch, snack, or side dish that's also low in calories and fat, plus it's wheat and gluten free. It can also be made vegetarian (instructions included). Once you've tried it, you'll never go back to regular pasta salad again!

This rice salad recipe is a fresh, easy-to-make tropical treat! Thai Coconut Rice Salad makes a great way to use up leftover rice, plus it's healthy and delicious! Includes shrimp (vegetarians can substitute cashews) for protein, plus vegetables and fresh herbs for a complete lunch or dinner. And because the dressing is made with coconut milk (not cream or mayonnaise), this rice salad recipe is healthy and low-fat. It also happens to taste fantastic. ENJOY!

This easy tossed green salad recipe can be put together in a matter of minutes. Thai green salad makes a wonderfully cooling side dish to spicy Thai curries and other Thai recipes, but is equally excellent for everyday meals. This tossed salad includes a very simple salad dressing recipe that's delicious, fresh, and slightly creamy but also low in fat and calories. And it can be made as mild or as spicy as you like. Tip: double the salad dressing recipe and keep any extra in the refrigerator for a quick & scrumptious tossed salad anytime!

Unique and sensuous - that's the only way to describe this tantalizing Thai salad! Roses are one of the most luxurious and delicious of edible flowers, and they make this dish especially beautiful, not to mention very gourmet. And it can also be made Vegetarian (see: Rose Petal Salad (Vegetarian). Create culinary waves by serving it at your next dinner party, or take it to a potluck or cookout. Chicken and shrimp provide adequate protein, while cucumber, spring onions, and fresh Thai herbs provide lots of greens. Star fruit adds a final touch of flavor, texture, and beauty to this most exquisite of salad recipes!

This Thai cashew salad recipe is incredibly scrumptious - but you won't believe just how scrumptious until you try it for yourself! Whole cashews are combined with cucumber, carrot, red pepper and Thai herbs. This healthy combination is tossed in a very easy and fat free Thai dressing. Cashew salad can be made in just 15 minutes, but tastes truly gourmet! A great salad recipe to accompany any meal, but especially other Thai food favorites.

Every bite of this sumptuous seafood salad offers a taste-explosion of Thai flavors! At the same time, the dressing never overpowers the fresh taste of the seafood, but rather brings out all of its natural succulence. While nearly every nation bordering an ocean has its own type of seafood salad, you'll definitely find this Thai version to be one of the best! Makes a great appetizer, side dish, or even a main course thanks to the addition of gluten free silvery glass noodles. Yum!

If you're tired of the same boring salads, try my Fresh Papaya Salad with Prawns and Garden Greens. A complete meal in itself, this salad also works as an appetizer or side dish. Poured over the salad is a unique Thai dressing that is so good, you won't even notice it's low-fat. You'll definitely want to make extra to keep in the refrigerator for your regular tossed salads! Scrumptious!!