
Vietnamese pork salad
Ingredients
- 1 tsp - Golden Caster Sugar
- Juice of 2 - Lime
- 1 chopped - Red Chilli
- Handful - Coriander
- 1 tablespoon - Sesame Seed Oil
- 1 tablespoon - Fish Sauce
- 1 tablespoon - Soy Sauce
- 500g - Pork Tenderloin
- For brushing - Vegetable Oil
- 1/4 - White Cabbage
- 1 chopped - Cucumber
- 5 chopped - Celery
- 3 sliced thinly - Spring Onions
- 1 chopped - Red Chilli
- 2 chopped - Lemongrass Stalks
- Zest of 1 - Lime
- Handful - Coriander
- Handful - Mint
Instructions
step 1 The day before: make the dressing. Put the sugar and lime juice in a pan with 1 tbsp water and bring to the boil to dissolve the sugar. Add the chilli and coriander and stir well, then pulse in a blender until smooth. Tip into a bowl, then stir in the sesame oil, fish sauce, soy sauce and sesame seeds to make a dressing. Cover and chill until needed. step 2 Two hours before serving: heat a griddle pan. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Brush the pork with oil and griddle on all sides for a few minutes until seared. Transfer to a baking tray and put in the oven for about 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Cool, thinly slice against the grain of the meat. Tip into a bowl and pour over half the dressing. step 3 To serve: toss the remaining salad ingredients in a bowl with the remaining dressing. Pile on to a platter, top with the pork slices and spoon over any juices.