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Yum Talay - Spicy Seafood Salad

Yum Talay is a spicy seafood salad.

Course Salad
Cuisine Laotian, Thai
Keyword Lao cooking recipe, Lao food, Lao Recipe, Spicy seafood salad, Yum Seafood, Yum Talay
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 8
Author Jen Jen

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/4 C Tamarind concentrate
  • 5 T sugar
  • 2 T Chili paste with soya bean oil
  • 1/4 C fish sauce
  • 1/4 C lime juice approx 2 limes

Salad

  • 1 lb shrimp boiled
  • 1 lb squid boiled
  • 3 Persian cucumbers chopped into bite size
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped into bite size
  • 1 medium carrot shredded
  • 1 red onion sliced
  • 2 C Chinese celery chopped
  • 1 C cilantro chopped
  • 5 thai chilies chopped

Instructions

  1. Bring a pot of water to a hard boil. Add the shrimp and cook for about 3 minutes or until it turns pink and the tail starts to curl in.

  2. Boil the squid for about 1 minute then put it into an ice bath to stop it from further cooking.

  3. Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl.

  4. Add the dressing and mix well, just before you are ready to serve. 

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