Name: Thai-style pork salad with fresh herbs and lime
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram pork mince; 1 tablespoon rice flour (you can use regular flour); 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 red chillies, chopped; 1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 tablespoon rice bran oil; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 8 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cucumber, diced; 1/4 cup coriander, chopped; 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded; 2 tablespoon mint, finely chopped; 1 buttercrunch lettuce, to serve; extra lime wedges, fresh coriander and mint, to serve

Thai-style pork salad with fresh herbs and lime

Spicy ground meat salads, sometimes called “larb”, are common in Thailand. Try Nici Wickes' easy pork mince salad recipe that's bursting with flavour from the amount of fresh herbs and lime juice

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Marinate

Total

30M

Photography by : Todd Eyre.

Ingredients

500 gram pork mince

1 tablespoon rice flour (you can use regular flour)

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 red chillies, chopped

1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped

2 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon ground coriander

2 tablespoon rice bran oil

2 tablespoon lime juice

8 cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 cucumber, diced

1/4 cup coriander, chopped

2 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded

2 tablespoon mint, finely chopped

1 buttercrunch lettuce, to serve

extra lime wedges, fresh coriander and mint, to serve

Method

1.In a bowl, combine the mince, flour, onion, chillies, lemongrass, fish sauce, soy sauce and coriander. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2.Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the mince mixture and cook over high heat until it is golden brown. Add the lime juice. Set aside to cool slightly.

3.Combine the mince with the tomatoes, cucumber, coriander, lime leaves and mint.

4.To serve, place the buttercruch lettuce leaves on a board or platter and top each with the mince mixture. Garnish with the extra lime wedges and fresh herbs.