Vietnamese pork salad

Recipe Information

Portions: 2

Time to make: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sesame or peanut oil
• 250g pork mince
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 small red onion, finely sliced
• 1 bunch coriander, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
• 1 red or green chilli, deseeded and chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons roasted, unsalted peanuts
• lime juice of 1
• iceberg lettuce leaves, to serve

This is delicious served warm in 'cups' of lettuce leaves with sprouts such as alfalfa and snow pea shoots.

Instructions

Step 1 Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, onion and mince and cook gently until cooked through.

Step 2 Remove from heat and add rest of ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined.

Step 3 Serve in iceberg lettuce leaves.

Variations

Use any mince for this dish, or tofu is a great vegetarian option.

Recipe by:

Alison Robert

Added October 2005