Thailand is full of delicious spicy salads from all over Southeast Asia. Just last night, I enjoyed a Vietnamese herb salad from The Blue Diamond… a rich blend of flavors (including lime of course) over shredded cabbage, cucumber, peanuts, cashews, carrots, onions, and more topped with avocado and grilled chicken. It was incredible.
To order Thailand's famous spicy Green Papaya Salad you specify the amount of chilies you want in it. Either 1, 3, 5, 7… (even number of chilis are unlucky!) Usually, to combat the spicy, most Thai salads include coconut palm sugar in the recipe.
To order Thailand's famous spicy Green Papaya Salad you specify the amount of chilies you want in it. Either 1, 3, 5, 7… (even number of chilis are unlucky!) Usually, to combat the spicy, most Thai salads include coconut palm sugar in the recipe.
Usually, to balance out the spicy flavor, most Thai salads include coconut palm sugar in the recipe. I thought it would be fun to try a spicy salad variation without palm sugar, but using orange instead of lime to add a bit of sweetness to the salad.
Orange Thai Salad
Ingredients:
Salad
*I used about equal parts cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts and mango.
Diced Cucumbers
Shredded Carrots
Chopped Bean Sprouts
Shredded Green Mango
*Add however much you like of these ingredients (this trifecta is a Thai main staple.)
Chopped Cilantro
Chopped Green Onion
Diced Baby Purple Onion
1/2 orange, roughly diced
Dressing
1/2 orange
1 Tbls coconut oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
small handful cilantro
1 baby purple onion
Directions:
1. Prepare the vegetables and toss to mix them together in a bowl.
2. Add the dressing ingredients to a food processor and process until smooth.
3. Pour whatever amount of the dressing you would like over the salad, mix, and chill for 30 minutes.
4. The rest of the dressing can be stored in the fridge.
5. Enjoy!
Ideas for Eating:
Have it by itself as a side dish.
Use the salad as a garnish in a fish taco!
Ingredients:
Salad
*I used about equal parts cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts and mango.
Diced Cucumbers
Shredded Carrots
Chopped Bean Sprouts
Shredded Green Mango
*Add however much you like of these ingredients (this trifecta is a Thai main staple.)
Chopped Cilantro
Chopped Green Onion
Diced Baby Purple Onion
1/2 orange, roughly diced
Dressing
1/2 orange
1 Tbls coconut oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
small handful cilantro
1 baby purple onion
Directions:
1. Prepare the vegetables and toss to mix them together in a bowl.
2. Add the dressing ingredients to a food processor and process until smooth.
3. Pour whatever amount of the dressing you would like over the salad, mix, and chill for 30 minutes.
4. The rest of the dressing can be stored in the fridge.
5. Enjoy!
Ideas for Eating:
Have it by itself as a side dish.
Use the salad as a garnish in a fish taco!
BONUS! Book Recommendation!
Check out "Sounds Like Me" by Sara Bareilles (singer/songwriter)
Sounds Like Me is a beautifully written collection of essays by singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles. She chooses a handful of songs that mean the most to her and reveals the story behind the song. Not only funny and interesting, it's so beautifully and artfully written, like her music. I found quotes to save on practically every other page.
She is an inspiring person in her work-ethic, her generosity and kindness, and in her battle against an eating disorder.
It's worth the read!
Also, she wrote a musical! What?! Check out "Waitress" on her website.
Check out "Sounds Like Me" by Sara Bareilles (singer/songwriter)
Sounds Like Me is a beautifully written collection of essays by singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles. She chooses a handful of songs that mean the most to her and reveals the story behind the song. Not only funny and interesting, it's so beautifully and artfully written, like her music. I found quotes to save on practically every other page.
She is an inspiring person in her work-ethic, her generosity and kindness, and in her battle against an eating disorder.
It's worth the read!
Also, she wrote a musical! What?! Check out "Waitress" on her website.
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