This refreshing salad is super simple to make. It’s loaded with veggies and requires almost no cooking. It’s the perfect summer dish!
INGREDIENTS
SALAD:
- fresh wombok cabbage, chopped
- cos lettuce, chopped
- grated carrot
- cucumber, finely sliced
- bean shoots
- rice vermicelli noodles (prepare according to packet instructions)
- Coles quick cook pork belly slices
- coriander
- mint
TIP: Marinate the pork before you start on the salad ingredients. You can do this the night before or up to an hour before cooking.
PORK MARINADE:
- sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
- 1 Tsp of Chinese five spice
- garlic, as much as you like
- ginger, as much as you like
- small drizzle of honey
NUOC CHAM
(Makes enough for 2 serves)
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 Tbs sugar dissolved in about 1/2 cup of boiling water
- lime juice from 1 lime
- garlic and chilli, as much as you like
METHOD
1. Cook marinated pork pieces in pan. Should only take a minute or two each side.
‘NUOC CHAM’ – Vietnamese dressing:
2. I mix all of this in a measuring jug or jar and pour over the salad at the very end.
3. To finish, top with crushed peanuts and fried shallots (a must in Asian dishes!)
