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Vietnamese kombu salad with chicken (gỏi phổ tai)

Vietnamese kombu salad with chicken (gỏi phổ tai)

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A refreshing and slightly sweet and sour Vietnamese salad: strips of kombu seaweed, cucumber, carrot, and shredded chicken, seasoned with lime, sugar, and…

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Recipe from Iosraia, AmieKim, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Crispy and sweet and sour: this is what makes this goi so appealing, and it’s often the star of a Vietnamese festive meal. The strips of kombu seaweed (phổ tai), cucumber, and carrot are mixed with shredded chicken and roasted peanuts.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$9.33 $2.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.98
  • $0.93
  • $0.58
  • $0.25
  • $4.29
  • $0.04
  • $0.52
  • $0.03
  • $0.71

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the seaweed for 20 minutes, rinse it, chop it into pieces, and drain it.
  2. Cook the chicken in water, then shred it.
  3. Peel the cucumber and cut it into matchsticks; rub it with the carrot and salt, rinse, and squeeze out any excess moisture. ≈ 8 min
  4. Combine the green lemon juice with the sugar and fish sauce until the sugar dissolves. ≈ 4 min
  5. Mix the seaweed, cucumber, carrot, chicken, half of the peanuts, and a little bit of chili pepper with this seasoning. ≈ 4 min
  6. Arrange on a large platter, sprinkle with the remaining peanuts, and garnish with chopped chili peppers and cilantro. ≈ 2 min
  7. Serve with grilled rice cakes or shrimp chips.

The bill

Vietnamese kombu salad with chicken (gỏi phổ tai)

  • 500 g of cucumbers$1.98
  • 300 g of carrots, cut into matchsticks$0.93
  • Half a chicken breast$0.58
  • 50 g of coarsely crushed, grilled peanuts$0.25
  • 3 green lemons$4.29
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar$0.04
  • 4 tablespoons of fish sauce$0.52
  • salt$0.03
  • coriander$0.71

Total$9.33

that's $2.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 300 g of dried kombu seaweed, cut into strips (seaweed)
  • 500 g of cucumbers
  • 300 g of carrots, cut into matchsticks
  • Half a chicken breast
  • 50 g of coarsely crushed, grilled peanuts
  • 3 green lemons
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar
  • 4 tablespoons of fish sauce
  • salt
  • 1 hot chili pepper
  • coriander

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