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Vegetarian Ceviche Salad
Vegetarian Ceviche Salad
This corn salad, aka vegetarian ceviche, uses the same base ingredients of red onion, lime juice, and hot peppers, as the the traditional Peruvian ceviche. The queso fresco cheese replaces the fish. The corn, red pepper, and avocado adds a colorful freshness to this salad. If you want to make this side vegan, omit the cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 limes
- 1/2 medium red onion
- 1 cup corn
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 serrano pepper thinly sliced
- 1 avocado cubed
- 8 oz queso fresco cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Slice the red onions super thin. Put 9n salt water and the juice of 1 lime. Let the onions marinate for 20 minutes.
- While the onions are marinating, mix together the rest of the ingredients. Drain the onions of the acidulated water after 20 minutes. Mix them in with the salad.
- Garnish with cilantro.
Thai Pork Laab
Thai Pork Laab (ground pork and mint salad)
This is a very quick and easy recipe. It has a great contrast in flavor between the spiciness of the chili flake, the sourness of lime, and the freshness of mint leaves. Plus, it’s a salad made out of pork.Laab is typically served on shredded lettuce with sticky rice or as a wrap with green or red leaf lettuce. Make sure to wash your lettuce.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tbsp meat seasoning (salt, pepper, garlic, onion)
- 3 branches mint leaves
- 1 tbsp crushed chili flakes
- 1 green onion chopped
- 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 large shallot chopped
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp crushed toasted rice powder
Instructions
How to make toasted rice powder
- Add 2 tbsp of uncooked rice to a dry skillet.
- Toast on medium heat until brown.
- In either a spice grinder or a mortar and pestal, grind into a powder.
Making the salad
- Cook on medium heat in a skillet the ground pork. Stir in the meat seasoning once browned. Set aside and let cool off.
- In a bowl, mix mint, crushed chili flakes, lime juice, green onion, cilantro, shallots, and fish sauce. Add in the cooled off ground pork. Mix together. Sprinkle the toasted rice powder on the pork salad and mix together some more.
- Serve on top of a bed of shredded lettuce or serve as a lettuce wrap with whole green or red leaf lettuce.
