Thai Salad

Name: Thai Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 1 cucumber cut into ribbons with a peeler; 1 Little Gem lettuce shredded; 140g beansprouts; bunch coriander leaves roughly chopped; bunch mint leaves roughly chopped; 1 tsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1/2 tsp light muscovado sugar; 2 red chillies deseded and finely chopped

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⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 asian ✅ Easy 🏷 Side dish

This vibrant Thai salad combines crisp cucumber ribbons, shredded Little Gem lettuce, and fresh beansprouts with a zesty dressing of fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, and chopped red chillies. Finished with handfuls of coriander and mint, it's a light and flavourful side dish that pairs wonderfully with grilled meats or as part of a weeknight meal. It comes together in just 10 minutes for an instant burst of freshness.

Ingredients

1 cucumber cut into ribbons with a peeler
1 Little Gem lettuce shredded
140g beansprouts
bunch coriander leaves roughly chopped
bunch mint leaves roughly chopped
1 tsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tsp light muscovado sugar
2 red chillies deseded and finely chopped

Method

Combine the fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, light muscovado sugar, and chopped red chillies in a small bowl, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved.
Add the cucumber ribbons, shredded lettuce, beansprouts, coriander, and mint to a large bowl, then pour the prepared dressing over the top and toss everything together thoroughly before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories27 kcal

Fat1 g

Carbs4 g

Sugars3 g

Fibre1 g

Protein2 g

Sodium300 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy

CategorySide dish

Cuisineasian