Vietnamese · salad

Goi Ga (Chicken Salad)

Name: Goi Ga (Chicken Salad)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs poached chicken breast; 2 cups green cabbage, shredded; 1 cup red cabbage, shredded; 2 medium carrots, julienned; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup fresh Vietnamese mint; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro; 3 tbsp lime juice; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 chili, minced; 1/4 cup fried shallots; 1/4 cup toasted peanuts

Goi Ga (Chicken Salad) reads umami 6.4, funk & ferment 5.5 and salinity 5.0 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Vietnamese salad, about 30 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 7.8 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.7 / 10
Sour & Bright — 6.3 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.6 / 10
Rich & Fat — 5.7 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 4.6 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 6.4 · Funk & Ferment 5.5 · Salinity 5.0 · Richness 4.9 · Sourness 4.9 · Citrus 4.9 · Marine & Briny 4.4 · Sweetness 4.3 · Herbaceous 4.1 · Allium 3.7 · Nutty 2.7 · Heat 1.9 · Earthy 1.4 · Fruity 1.3 · Floral 1.3 · Bitterness 0.9 · Warm Spice 0.9

What's in it (14)

1.5 lbs poached chicken breast
2 cups green cabbage, shredded
1 cup red cabbage, shredded
2 medium carrots, julienned
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh Vietnamese mint
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
3 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 chili, minced
1/4 cup fried shallots
1/4 cup toasted peanuts

Time & effort: about 30 min (20 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 69.8 kcal, 7.6 g protein, 1.6 g fat, 6.1 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Shred poached chicken and toss with finely sliced cabbage, carrot, and red onion.
Make a dressing of fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic, and chili and toss through the salad.
Plate and top generously with fried shallots, crushed peanuts, and fresh Vietnamese mint.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.