This vibrant salad appears on our dinner table at least two or three times a month in the Summertime. It’s bright, refreshing, packed with flavor – and relatively healthy. To make this salad chop up a good sized head of romaine and add the following:
For the salad topping:
- Julienned English cucumber
- Thinly sliced radish
- Chopped green onion
- Handful of greens like mint, basil, or cilantro, or all three
For the sauce, mix together:
- 4 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- Juice of three limes
- 4 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 gloves crush garlic
- 2-4 tablespoons of Sambal chili sauce (to heat pref)
- teaspoon of sugar (optional)
For the Impossible, to the meat I add:
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Smoked paprika
- A good amount of soy
- Sriracha
- Fish sauce
To be honest I don’t measure this bit, I just add until it looks about right. From there, mush it all together and form nine meatballs – then pan fry until cooked. I usually air fry them.
We usually finish the whole thing with crushed cashews and a liberal could teaspoons of Chile Crunch. From start to finish the whole thing takes about 45-60 minutes.
The above will make three good sized salads.
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