Chicken and Herb Salad With Nuoc Cham 

The way we Vietnamese eat it is with peanuts. Don’t forget the peanuts.

This is the only way I eat store-bought rotisserie chicken. You don't need to put the sugar in- I don't, and it's still delicious. I also prefer to use dry fried chili peppers rather than fresh peppers. It's a very quick, easy, and inexpensive meal. This has been my go-to dinner for ages.

Good but it needed a bit more 'something'. We added some crushed almonds for more crunch, some red onion for flavor and crunch (I think some sliced radishes could work also), halved cherry tomatoes for color and flavor. Used a combination of green and red pepper slices.

Six members of my family, scattered all across the U.S. made this salad today on our monthly "Cooking Zoom". We all loved it! Cooking together on Zoom is one way we've been able to stay in touch during the pandemic. Thank you Yewande Komolafe for this wonderful recipe.

Yum! Took the easy route with a bag of chopped cabbage for coke slaw. Also needed some fat. I added almonds but peanuts could be nice.

don't forget the saltiness of the fish sauce. nuoc cham is beautiful in its simplicity, and each ingredient balances the others. i rarely use sugar in savory recipes but it has a place here for a reason. i generally do a 2:1 ratio of lime juice to fish sauce, though.

Adding pickled carrot and radish (Đồ chua) will give more zing and authenticity to this classic Vietnamese salad. I find most rotisserie chicken from the stores too salty as a protein for this salad because there is a good amount of fish sauce in the dressing. I prefer to marinate my own chicken tenders and toss it in toaster oven for a quick meal, or use air fried firm tofu cubes.

Really lovely meal on a hot night. Would add peanuts next time, and there will be a next time. Took me 5 minutes to pick the herbs so wondered what speed demon can get chicken off carcass and veggies prepped in 5 minutes....... I would say 30-40 minutes more realistic.

Great weeknight meal that is light, satisfying and easy to adapt to what is on hand. Couldn’t find the fried onions at TJ’s but tried it with their crispy fried jalapeños and it was a great addition. I, like others, added peanuts and cilantro which I would highly recommend. I agree with other commenters that it didn’t need so much sugar in the sauce.

Go easy on the sugar! Either omit or small amount, you can always top it up later.

I reduced the sugar based on others’ comments, and I should not have. It needed the full 3T to be balanced. Otherwise, we loved this, so I’ll follow the recipe exactly next time. Also, we used shrimp instead of chicken. And added peanuts - great call by other reviewers.

Sugar is fine as is. If you want to leave out sugar, pick a different meal. It’s a great recipe.

It takes way more than 5 minutes to prep all these ingredients.

Didn’t have peppery green so increased herb amounts and included cilantro. Made sauce/dressing to the letter and wouldn’t change anything, especially the sugar which is crucial to the fish sauce-lime balance. Shrimp or roasted/grilled pork leftovers would also be good. So would peanuts, but I loved the fried onions. Will make again.

This was absolutely delicious. Since I was the only one eating it at my house, I kept all the ingredients separate until I made up a meal-sized salad. This lasted for three meals.