🇹🇭 Thai

Bamboo Shoots Som Tam-Style Salad

Name: Bamboo Shoots Som Tam-Style Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Garlic; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 100 g Green Beans; 60 g Peanuts; 300 g Bamboo Shoots; 1, juiced Lime; handful, torn Thai Basil; 2 tbsp Fish Sauce

🇹🇭 Thai

Fresh, zingy and full of texture: bamboo shoots tossed with herbs and a sharp citrus dressing. 15 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Green Beans100 g
Peanuts60 g
Bamboo Shoots300 g
Lime1, juiced
Thai Basilhandful, torn
Fish Sauce2 tbsp

Instructions

1
Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the bamboo shoots — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the bamboo shoots 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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Watch how it's made

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