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Squid Nam Tok
🇹🇭 Thai

Squid Nam Tok

🇹🇭 Thai

'Waterfall' salad — grilled squid sliced thin with lime, mint and toasted rice powder. 15 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

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
  • Red Onion1/2
  • Squid400 g
  • Toasted Rice Powder2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the squid — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the squid with the garlic, thai basil and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 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

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Thai Spicy Beef Salad (Nam Tok Nua) · on YouTube