Nuoc Cham With Shredded Carrots And Daikon
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Grains, Seafood | Thai | Thai, Vegetables | 1 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | Garlic cloves, crushed | |
| 1 | Fresh red chile pepper | |
| seeded and minced | ||
| 2 | T | Sugar |
| 2 | T | Fresh lime or lemon juice |
| 1/4 | c | Rice vinegar |
| 1/4 | c | Nuoc mam, Vietnamese fish |
| sauce | ||
| 1 | Carrot, shredded | |
| 1 | Daikon or turnip, peeled and | |
| shredded | ||
| 1 | t | Sugar |
| 1 | Head of Boston lettuce | |
| separated into individual | ||
| leaves | ||
| 1 | Scallions, cut 2" lengths | |
| 1 | c | Coriander leaves |
| 1 | c | Mint leaves |
| 1 | c | Fresh Asian or regular |
| basil leaves | ||
| 1 | Cucumber, peeled in | |
| alternating strips | ||
| halved | ||
| lengthwise and sliced | ||
| crosswise | ||
| 4 | oz | Fresh bean sprouts |
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine the garlic, chile and sugar in a mortar and pound with a pestle to a fine paste. Add the lime juice, vinegar, fish sauce and 1/4 cup water. Stir to blend. (Alternately, combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process for 30 seconds, until the sugar dissolves. Toss the carrot and daikon shreds with the sugar in a small bowl. Let stand 15 minutes to soften the vegetables. Add the Nuoc Cham to the softened vegetables and stir. On a large platter, decoratively arrange the vegetable ingredients in separate groups. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1858
Calories From Fat: 761
Total Fat: 95.2g
Cholesterol: 3.6mg
Sodium: 624.5mg
Potassium: 8743.7mg
Carbohydrates: 374.4g
Fiber: 235.7g
Sugar: 39.9g
Protein: 79.4g