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Lao Yum Salad

Lao Salad with Egg Dressing

The perfect creamy dressing for a salad.
Cuisine Laotian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

Egg Dressing

  • 4 eggs boiled and separated
  • 4 T sugar
  • 4 T lime juice
  • 2 T fish sauce
  • 1/3 C vegetable oil
  • 1 T water

Salad

  • 1 bunch butter lettuce
  • 1 bunch watercress
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 bunch green onions chopped 2 inch length
  • 1 small cucumber sliced thinly
  • 1 tomato sliced thinly
  • 1/2 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1 lb pork butt
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 2 T vegetable oil

Instructions

Egg Dressing

  1. Separate the boiled egg yolk from the boiled egg whites. Slice the egg whites and put aside for the salad

  2. Put the egg yolks, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, water and vegetable oil in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is smooth.

Pork

  1. Add the oil to a fry pan. Sauté the garlic

  2. Add the pork and a pinch of salt

  3. Stir fry until the pork is cooked.

Salad

  1. Add the dressing to the lettuce, watercress, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, green onion, hard egg whites and toss. The pork is optional

Recipe Notes

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