Thailand

Khao Yam

Name: Khao Yam
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 400 g Cooked rice; 60 g Grated coconut (toasted); some of each Lemongrass & lime leaves; some of each Long beans, cucumber & sprouts; 3 tbsp Budu or fish sauce; some of each Lime & pomelo

Southern Thai rice salad with herbs

Khao yam is a colourful rice salad from southern Thailand, where cooked rice is mixed with many finely cut herbs and vegetables.

A fermented budu fish sauce with lemongrass and lime leaves is drizzled over and everything is tossed at the table.

Servings3

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Cooked rice400 g
Grated coconut (toasted)60 g
Lemongrass & lime leavessome of each
Long beans, cucumber & sproutssome of each
Budu or fish sauce3 tbsp
Lime & pomelosome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Toast the coconut and finely cut the herbs.
Cook fish sauce with lemongrass into a dressing.
Place the rice in the centre of the plate.
Arrange vegetables, herbs and coconut around it.
Drizzle with dressing and lime and toss.

Make it original

Lime leaves and fish sauce for khao yam are in the Asia Boutique.

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