Sweet Carrot-cucumber Sambal – Chiles And Fish Sauce
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood | Lao | *schlesinge, Salsa | 5 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | Unpeeled cucumber, thinly | |
| sliced | ||
| 1/2 | Carrot, peeled and grated | |
| 1/2 | Red onion, diced small | |
| 1 | T | Chili pepper, minced |
| 1/2 | c | White vinegar |
| 2 | T | Sugar |
| 1 | T | Chopped cilantro |
| 1 | T | Chopped fresh mint, or |
| less | ||
| 1 | T | Chopped fresh basil |
| 1 | T | Fish sauce |
| Salt | ||
| Cracked black pepper, to | ||
| taste | ||
| 1 | t | Fresh lime juice, optional |
| addition | ||
| photo |
INSTRUCTIONS
In a medium-sized bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Makes about 2-1/2 cups. Will keep, covered and refrigerated, 1 to 2 days. CHILE PEPPER - Use your favorite minced red or green chile pepper or substitute 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes. Fermented FISH SAUCE - Nuoc mam (Vietnam), nam pla (Thailand), nam pa (Laos). Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby (1993). Salsa, Sambals, Chutneys & Chowchows: Intensely Flavored "Little Dishes" from Around the World. NY: Hearst Books. Page our review - 23 My 96 Tried, adopted. C H A N G E S - Add lime. Use less spearmint (our garden's). DON'T make it too far ahead. It gets soggy! It won't keep well for several days! Dinner Plate ~ Asian Wheat Noodle with Par-Cooked Napa Cabbage Thai Curry Shrimp Sweet Carrot-Cucumber Sambal NOTES : from book - Throughout SE Asia, cooks have created a whole range of side dishes and condiments known collectively as sambals. This version combines cucumber, carrots, fresh aromatic herbs and fermented fish sauce with chile peppers. Accompany tuna or sword or use as topping for steamed rice. Recipe by: Southeast Asian Posted to EAT-LF Digest by PatHanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net> on Apr 08, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 90
Calories From Fat: 18
Total Fat: 2.1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 100.4mg
Potassium: 236.1mg
Carbohydrates: 18.4g
Fiber: 1.5g
Sugar: 11.1g
Protein: 1.3g