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Water Spinach Nam Tok
🇹🇭 Thai Vegetarian

Water Spinach Nam Tok

🇹🇭 Thai

'Waterfall' salad — grilled water spinach 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
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Thai Basilhandful, torn
  • Red Onion1/2
  • Water Spinach400 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 water spinach — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the water spinach 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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Watch how it's made

Video: Water Spinach Stir-Fry With Ground Turkey | Stir-Fry Water Spinach Recipe · on YouTube