Vietnamese pork salad

Vietnamese pork salad

PorkVietnamese
Prep: 10 mins
Total: 1 hr 10 mins

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.