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🇹🇭 Thai Vegetarian

Bamboo Shoots Nam Tok

🇹🇭 Thai

'Waterfall' salad — grilled bamboo shoots sliced thin with lime, mint and toasted rice powder. 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
  • Bamboo Shoots300 g
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Thai Basilhandful, torn
  • Red Onion1/2
  • 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 bamboo shoots — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the bamboo shoots 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

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

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