I lost my way trying to decide what to do as a starter yesterday, so made up something that turned out to be really enjoyed by everybody (Mrs H wants it again this week!)
Ingredients (serves 4 – 6):
- 1 Tbsp Fish Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Lime Juice
- 1 Tbsp of palm sugar
- 1 large red chilli – chopped
- 1.5 Tsps of ground dried shrimp
- Handful of Chopped Mint
- Handful of chopped coriander – a little more than the mint
- 4 shallots – finely sliced
- 6in length of cucumber – peeled and deseeded then sliced
- 4 spring onions chopped – include some of the green bits
- 4 decent chicken breasts
- Half an Iceberg lettuce
Mix the fish sauce, lime, sugar, chilli, shrimp in a bowl and ensure the sugar is dissolved. This is kept to one side and added to the salad just before serving.
Fry the chicken until golden and then allow to cool. Slice/chop and add to the coriander, onions, cucumber and mint. Mix well. Just before serving, arrange chopped iceberg onto plate and then add sauce to the salad mixture, mix well again and spoon onto lettuce pre plated.
I also made another sauce similar to the above but with a few extra spices and some hotter chillis together with a little rice wine vinegar and a little more palm sugar – this can then be added to the salad for the braver ones! Enjoy!
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