🇹🇭 Thai Vegetarian

Water Spinach Larb

Name: Water Spinach Larb
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Garlic; 1 handful Mint Leaves; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1, juiced Lime; handful, torn Thai Basil; 400 g Water Spinach; 2 tbsp Toasted Rice Powder

🇹🇭 Thai

Isaan-style larb: water spinach toasted with rice powder, lime and a landslide of mint. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
Mint Leaves1 handful
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Lime1, juiced
Thai Basilhandful, torn
Water Spinach400 g
Toasted Rice Powder2 tbsp

Instructions

1
Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the water spinach — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the water spinach with the garlic, thai basil and the dressing just before serving.
4
Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the red curry paste in the oil before adding anything wet.

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