Chicken Salad with Mint, Onion, and Lemon Grass : Thai Recipe

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Chicken Salad with Mint, Onion, and Lemon Grass or known as Larb Gai is a light refreshing salad with a heavy accent on mint and lemon grass. Make in advance and serve chill.

Ingredients:

200g lean chicken meat, minced
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp lemon grass, finely chopped
3 tbsp water
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 onion, finely sliced
1 tsp chilli sauce, or to taste
1 tbsp shallots, finely chopped
1 tbsp coriander (cilantro), finely chopped
4 tbsp fresh mint leaves
sesame seeds for garnish (optional)


Method:

Cook minced chicken, fish sauce and lemon grass with water, stirring to separate the chicken meat.

Remove cooked chicken from heat.

Add lemon juice, onion, shallots, chilli sauce, coriander and mint leaves and toss gently.

Sprinkle in golden ground rice and toss again.

Serve chilled or at room temperature with rice and lettuce leaves.



Credits to:Spicy Steve

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Indian Cucumber Salad : Indian Recipe

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Indian Cucumber Salad or known as Raita is one of the most popular Indian salad recipe. It is a yogurt based condiment and it is one of the coolest and healthiest salad.

Ingredients:

1 medium english cucumber, thinly sliced
1 cup yoghurt
2 spring onions thinly sliced
1 green chilli, chopped and sliced
2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt


Method:

Peel cucumber, cut in half, discard seeds and slice as preferred. Place cucumber in a colander and sprinkle with salt and leave several hours. Dry thoroughly.

Mix cucumbers with yoghurt, spring onions, chilli, and chill.

Add lemon juice to the above ingredients before chilling. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.



Credits to: RecipeBridge

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Bean Sprouts with Grated Coconut Salad : Malaysian, Singaporean Recipe

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Bean Sprouts with Grated Coconut Salad or known as Kerabu Taugeh in Malay is another example of many tasty salads. This one has toasted coconut as the integral ingredient.

Ingredients:

400 grams fresh bean sprouts
1 cup grated coconut
salt to taste
2-3 tbsp vinegar
4 dried chillies, soaked in hot water
5 shallots
15 dried shrimps, soaked in hot water

Method:

Bean sprouts should be blanched for 3 minutes. Then drain the water and set aside.

Grind chillies, shallots and shrimps into fine paste. Set aside.

Fry grated coconut in a pan until fragrant. Then mix with ground paste. Add salt and vinegar.

Add bean sprouts and mix well.

Serve.


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Carrot and Mango Salad : Thai Recipe

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This recipe,Carrot and Mango Salad is such a simple and easy salad to make. It is perfect on a hot day and when you want something refreshing. The dressing adds a sweet and tangy twist.

Ingredients:

2 unripe mango, cut into long thin strips
1 small carrot, cut into long thin strips
3 tbsp dried shrimps, soaked and fried lightly
1/2 cup peanuts, roasted and roughly chopped
3 shallots, sliced thinly
2 stalks basil leaves
3 stalks coriander leaves
1 fresh red chili, sliced thinly
Bird’s eye chili

Dressing:
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp lime juice


Method:

In a mixing bowl, combine all salad ingredients and toss well with the dressing ingredients.

Refrigerate until ready to use, if not serving immediately.


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Cucumber Salad with Peanuts

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The crisp crunch of the cucumbers, sweet and spicy sauce with the crushed peanuts make this salad taste so good. This tasty cucumber salad with peanuts makes an excellent side dish, it is so quick and easy to make.

Ingredients:

3 medium cucumbers
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp white sugar
1/2 onion - sliced
3 leaves napa cabbage - shredded
1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts - chopped
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1/2 tsp red chilli - chopped
1 tbsp fish sauce


Methods:

Cut cucumber in half lengthways. Remove seeds with a teaspoon and slice cucumber thinly.

Combine white vinegar and sugar and stir until sugar has dissolved. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in cucumber,fish sauce,garlic and onion.

Add other ingredients and allow to marinate for about 15 minutes.

Sprinkle with peanuts before serving.


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Thai Beef Salad

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This Thai beef salad is simple and quick to make. It is also very tasty, fresh, smells great, and makes the greens really appetizing to eat even if you don't normally like salads.

Ingredients:

200gm lean beef strips, grilled with a dash of pepper
1/2 lettuce
4 tomatoes,quartered
1/2 green capsicum, thinly sliced
1/4 onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoon freshly chopped cilantro

For Salad dressing:
1 small bird's eye chili, finely chopped
juice of lime
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried red chili flakes


Methods:

Grill the beef and place aside. Prepare salad in a bowl but don't add the beef as yet.

For salad dressing, add all ingredients together and stir to combine.

Arrange the grilled beef on the salad, nicely on top of the greens. When ready to be served, pour the salad dressing all over the salad.


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Fruit Rojak Sauce : Malaysian and Singaporean Recipe

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Rojak is a traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Fruit rojak consists typically of cucumber, pineapple,raw mangoes,green apples,papaya etc.This fruit rojak sauce was thick and pungent. The prawn paste and shrimp powder sure makes the sauce real strong smelling.

Ingredients:

1 tsp shrimp powder
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1-2 tbsp roasted peanuts, pounded

Combine:
3 tbsp black prawn paste
1 tbsp thick soy sauce
13-14 bird's eye chillies, finely chopped or pounded
1 tbsp chilli paste
7 tbsp sugar or to taste
l tsp salt or to taste
1/2 cup lukewarm water


Methods:

Put combined ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Add shrimp powder, sesame seeds and pounded peanuts.

Dish out into individual serving bowls and serve with your choice of cut fruits.

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Mango Salad : Malaysian Recipe

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Mango salad is a spicy sweet salad which is a speciality of the northern eastern side of Malaysia. This kind of salad is very popular and very very easy to make.Great on its own or as a side dish to grilled fish. Best eaten when chilled!

Ingredients:

2 large ripe mangoes, peeled
10 mint leaves, chopped coarsely
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped coarsely
1/4 teaspoon sambal oelek (chili paste)
1 onion,chopped

Methods:

Dice mangoes and combine with other ingredients.
Mix well and serve chilled or room temperature.


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Green Papaya Salad

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This green papaya salad is a very delicious and crunchy salad that can be eaten on its own.It's known as 'Som Tam' or 'Som Tum' in Thai.The slightly tart flavor of the green papaya combines well with the spice of red chili pepper and the saltiness of shrimp paste and fish sauce plus the sweetness of sugar. It's also easy to make, low-calorie, and very nutritious.

Ingredients:

1 small green papaya
1 red chillies
1 green chillies
¼ cup lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
25g dried shrimps, finely chopped
25g roasted peanuts, finely chopped
Sliced extra chillies to garnish
1/3 cup long beans,cut into 1 inch and crushed with mortar
5 cherry tomatoes,halved


Methods:

1. Peel and seed papaya and finely shred the flesh using a shredder or knife. Put in a bowl.
2. Finely chop one red and one green chili. Combine lime juice, fish sauce and sugar, stirring until dissolved.
3. Add to chopped chillies, garlic,long beans and tomatoes and toss well with papaya.
4. Serve on a platter sprinkled with ground shrimp, peanuts and sliced chillies.

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