Chicken And Cabbage Salad (gỏi gà)

Make some vinegar onions (which is a condiment that's also great in pho)

• Thinly slice half a medium onion
• Put in bowl, sprinkle on a bit of sugar, and cover with white vinegar
• Let sit for at least 30 minutes

Mix dressing, which is the standard fish sauce dipping sauce but undiluted with water:

• 1 Tb fish sauce
• 1 Tb sugar
• 1 Tb lime juice
• 1 clove garlic minced
• chile paste or chopped fresh chiles to taste

Toss together and let sit 20-30 minutes:

• 1 lb shredded cabbage
• 1 carrot, jullienned
• handful of Vietnamese basil, chiffonade (or Vietnamese coriander which gives a different flavor to the salad)
• shredded cooked chicken (as much or little as you like, I think I used a pound of broiled chicken breast here)
• drained onions
• dressing
• 1 tsp of the vinegar from the onions or to taste

The additional vinegar is optional, I like a bit more tartness in the salad. You could also just use more lime juice in the dressing instead.