Vietnamese pork salad

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• tamsal

  26 June 2012

  tamsal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The dressing is nice. Added some udon noodles to make it a bit more filling and not sure about the lemongrass it was very hard to chew! Not sure I'd make it again but it was fairly enjoyable so worth a go! Loved the dressing and will definitely be making that again.

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Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING

• 1 tsp golden caster sugar
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 fresh red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
• a handful of coriander stems or roots, chopped
• 1 tbsp each sesame oil, Thai fish sauce and light soy sauce
• 50g sesame seeds , dry roasted until golden

FOR THE SALAD

• 500g pork tenderloins , trimmed of fat
• vegetable oil , for brushing
• ¼ white cabbage , shredded
• 1 cucumber , cut into matchsticks
• 5 celery stalks, cut into matchsticks
• 3 spring onions , finely sliced
• 1 red chilli , seeded and finely chopped
• 2 trimmed stems of lemongrass , finely sliced
• zest of 1 lime
• a handful each of coriander and mint leaves, chopped

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Serves 6

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Ready in 1 hour - 1 hour 10 mins

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Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING

• 1 tsp golden caster sugar
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 fresh red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
• a handful of coriander stems or roots, chopped
• 1 tbsp each sesame oil, Thai fish sauce and light soy sauce
• 50g sesame seeds , dry roasted until golden

FOR THE SALAD

• 500g pork tenderloins , trimmed of fat
• vegetable oil , for brushing
• ¼ white cabbage , shredded
• 1 cucumber , cut into matchsticks
• 5 celery stalks, cut into matchsticks
• 3 spring onions , finely sliced
• 1 red chilli , seeded and finely chopped
• 2 trimmed stems of lemongrass , finely sliced
• zest of 1 lime
• a handful each of coriander and mint leaves, chopped

PER SERVING

195 kcalories, protein 21.0g, carbohydrate 4.0g, fat 11.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 1.1 g

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