Vietnamese Paw Paw Salad recipe
Believe it or not, sometimes I do get sick of eating out every week. Though, contrary to popular belief I don’t even eat out that often and when I do it’s almost purely on a Friday night or Sunday brunch. In fact, I do my fair share of cooking and I thought it was about time I shared some of my efforts with the eatshowandtell faithful. However to set a precedence, I’m not a Wolfgang Puck or a Donna Hay. I’m just a bloke who loves to eat, isn’t afraid to experiment and also happens to have a camera which probably makes the food look better than it tastes.
In Sydney we perhaps had the coldest winter I could remember. Never has winter dragged on so long into the year. Lately though, the weather has started to warm up which inspired me into re-introducing two of my favourite summer foods : Salads and grilled meat. For this post, I’ll go through how easy it is to create a healthy and tasty summer salad which can act as a side dish or even a main. A couple days ago I shared with you my basic take on crispy skin pork with crackling goodness, so I hope this recipe is just as popular for the Vege inclined.
There are many versions of paw paw salad. The Vietnamese, Thai and Lao styles all have minor differences in ingredients and aesthetics, yet the taste can differ dramatically with the introduction or exclusion of just one ingredient.
Vietnamese Paw Paw Salad
Vietnamese Paw Paw Salad
The Sauce
- 2 red chillis , thinly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic , crushed
- fish sauce to taste, this can be 1 tablespoon or more depending on your taste
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon water (this is optional but advisable)
- Combine fish sauce, sugar, lemon juice and water into a bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved
- Add the chilli and garlic and whisk until it is evenly spread
- Optional : If you find the sauce a bit too thick or salty, add some water to dilute it.
- Paw Paw , peeled into thin strips
- Carrots , peeled
- Mint
- Thai basil
- Prawns , cooked and peeled
Paw Paw and prawns
- This is quite simple, just combine all the above ingredients in a giant bowl. The larger the better.
- Add in the fish sauce evenly while mixing the salad
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By Howard
We started eatshowandtell in 2008, it was meant to be just a journal of where we ate. The first thing I usually do when I'm looking for a restaurant is check out eatability and the restaurant website. But what is usually missing is pictures of the food, how do I know I'm getting what I expect? This blog hopefully plugs that gap.
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This article was written on 04 Oct 2008, and is filed under cookshowandtell, Vietnamese.
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Doesn’t look too bad and pretty healthy
imo it could do with a bit of lean pork belly that is boiled and sliced thinly
also some prawn crackers together makes it really good albeit nowhere near as healthy hehe
Looks awesome! Maybe some peanuts can be added like in the thai salad.
@shole : prawn crackers is a nice addition, the crunch is perfect.
@Oanh : Cheers, I agree some peanuts would be nice. In fact anything which adds a bit of texture is perfect.
oh my god i have prepared this recipe and i was he hero of the night it is so delicious..i have tried with green pawpaw and red pawpaw and i like them all.. thank you very mcuh for sharing
So, so, so good. I have a pawpaw tree in my yard in Brisbane and this is the best use of them ever.