Looking for a refreshing side dish for your meal? Try this refreshing and vibrant lotus root and shrimp salad, Visually stunning and deliciously satisfying. You get a savory, sweet, crunchy, spicy, and tangy flavors in every bite.
Read MoreHere's a delicious and refreshing green mango and calamari salad that's full of contrasting yet complementing Southeast Asian flavors and textures. You can easily substitute calamari with scallops, shrimp or tofu. Enjoy this salad with a classic fish sauce dressing.
Read MoreLightly dressed in a combination of soy, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, sesame oil and roasted sesame seeds, this sweet and tangy cucumber salad comes together in five minutes. Enjoy it as a healthy side dish to grilled meats.
Read MoreA refreshing and easy banana blossom salad with lots of Asian flavors and contrasting textures. This is a base recipe to either have on its own as a side salad, or add your choice of protein to make it heartier. You can even add rice noodles for a complete and satisfying, healthy meal.
What started as a cheap after school snack for Vietnamese students has become a popular street food that attracts many tourists. Vietnamese rice paper salad (Banh Trang Tron) is what Andrew Zimmern describes as “Vietnam in a bag.” This street food is what I like to call a hodge-podge salad. It includes leftover ingredients and condiments to transform unwanted broken rice paper into an unorthodox salad of amazing textures and flavors.
Read MoreVietnamese Squid or Calamari Salad (Goi Muc) is a light and refreshing appetizer to go along side any entrée. Like all Vietnamese salads, this squid salad is coated with a sweet, salty, sour and spicy fish sauce dressing and topped with crunchy fried garlic.
Read MoreGỏi Đu Đủ Khô Bò is a refreshing Vietnamese green papaya and beef jerky salad. It is topped with roasted peanuts, Thai Basil leaves and dressed in a sweet vinegary soy sauce. All the components in this salad create the perfect harmony of flavor and texture.
Read MoreIf you are following any vegan trends, you probably heard of the use of young jackfruit as a pulled pork replacement. The Vietnamese have been using young jackfruit since forever as a meat replacement. Here is one of the most popular way to use youngfruit in a salad.
Read MoreOne of the most popular Vietnamese salads is Gỏi Gà Bắp Cải. It's a refreshing salad of hand-shredded chicken, cabbage, carrots, onions and Vietnamese coriander; mixed with a sweet and savory fish sauce dressing; and topped with crunchy roasted peanuts and fried shallots.
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