Thai salads are not only tasty and healthy, but can also revitalize your taste buds. Thai salads are filled with flavor and an amazing texture that will leave your taste buds yearning for more. They have a wide variety to choose from, from chicken salad to fruit salad and the classic green Thai salads. You can also have a vegetarian option making Thai salad convenient for all. In addition, they’re low-fat and low-carb. Thai salads are the ideal, healthy and with tantalizing varieties. Now let give your taste buds the treat they deserve by trying out the different Thai salad recipes below.
Thai Salad Recipes: 1 Thai Beef Salad
Ingredients
Ingredients | Amount |
Fresh lime juice | 1 1/2 tablespoons |
Finely chopped dark palm sugar | 1 tablespoon |
Fish sauce | 1 tablespoon |
Sesame oil | 2 teaspoons |
Soy sauce | 1 teaspoon |
Finely grated fresh ginger | 2 teaspoons |
Crashed garlic | 1 clove |
Beef rump steak | 1 (about 680g) |
Halved grape tomatoes | 1x 200g packet |
Thinly sliced, halved lengthways cucumber | 1 |
Fresh mint, leaves picked | 1 bunch |
Fresh coriander, leaves picked | 1 bunch |
Fresh Thai basil, leaves picked | 1 bunch |
Coarsely chopped toasted peanuts | 55g (1/3 cup) |
Finely shredded, center veins removed lime leaves | 4 |
Time & Yield
Total Time | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Yield | 3 bowls |
Directions
Put the lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar, sesame oil, ginger, soy sauce and garlic in one bowl and whisk them well. Put the steak in a ceramic dish. Sprinkle half the mixture on it. Cover it with a plastic wrap, keep it in the fridge and turn occasionally. Keep it for 2 hours for the flavor to develop.
Preheat the chargrill pan on high. Cook the steak for 2-3 minutes, either to medium or fully cooked as you prefer. Then place it on a plate. Set it aside for 10 minutes covered.
Put the cucumber, tomato, onion, mint, chili, coriander, peanuts basil and lime leaves in a bowl. Slice the steak into thin slices and add it to the salad. Sprinkle the remaining half of the dressing and toss gently to mix them. Serve immediately.
Thai Salad Recipes: 2 Thai Green Mango
Ingredients
Ingredients | Amount |
Unripe mango | 1 |
Bean sprouts | 2 cups |
Julienned red pepper | 1 |
Rice vinegar | 2 tablespoons |
Lime juice | 3 tablespoons |
Fish sauce | 2 tablespoons |
Honey or brown sugar | 2 tablespoons |
Chili sauce | 1 teaspoon |
Minced garlic | 1 clove |
Cilantro leaves | 1/2 cup |
Chopped spring onions | 4 |
Time & Yield
Total Time | 10 minutes |
Yield | 4-6 servings |
Directionos
Peel the unripe mango into thin matchsticks and place them in a large bowl. Add the red pepper and bean sprouts and sprinkle rice vinegar and toss to coat.
In another bowl mix and whisk the lime juice, fish sauce, honey or sugar, chili sauce and garlic together until the sugar dissolves.
Pour the lime dressing over the mango. Add the cilantro and spring onions. Stir to coat all the ingredients.
Serve immediately.
Thai Salad Recipes: 3 Easy Thai Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
Ingredient | Amount |
English cucumber | 1 |
Minced shallot or minced purple onion | 1 shallot or 1/4 cup purple onion |
Finely sliced green onion | 2 |
Fine minced, de-seeded red chilly | 1 |
Roughly chopped fresh coriander/ cilantro | 1/2 cup |
Roughly chopped dry roasted peanuts | 1/4 cup |
Dressing | |
Lime juice | 1/2 cup |
Minced garlic | 1-2 cloves |
Soy sauce | 1 tablespoon |
Cayenne pepper | 1/4 teaspoon |
Sugar | 1 teaspoon |
Time & Yield
Total Time | 10 minutes |
Yield | 4 servings |
Directions
Cut the cucumber into half lengthwise, repeat with each half until you have several long strips. Chop the strips into sized rectangular chunks and place them in a salad bowl. Add shallot, green onion, red pepper and half of the coriander in the bowl.
Put the dressing ingredients in one jug and whisk them till the sugar dissolves. And put the dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
Serve with chopped peanuts and the other half of coriander. You can also garnish with a slice of lime if you like.
Thai Salad Recipes: 4 Thai Noodle/Pasta Salad with Shrimp
Ingredients
Ingredients | Amount |
Fresh Asian-style or fettuccine-style noodles | 10 oz. (400g) |
Cooked shrimp, thawed and drained if frozen | 1 cup |
Widely grated zucchini | 1 |
Small pieces of tomato | 1 |
Thinly sliced de-seeded chili | 1 |
Strips of de-seeded green and red bell peppers | 1 of each |
Sliced spring onion | 3 |
Lightly chopped fresh coriander/cilantro | 1 cup |
Lightly chopped fresh basil | 1/2 cup |
Whole or lightly chopped unsalted dry roasted cashews | 1/3 cup |
Dressing | |
Lime juice | 1/3 cup |
Fish sauce | 4 tablespoons |
Soy sauce | 2 tablespoons |
Sugar | 2 teaspoons |
Chili sauce | 2 teaspoons |
Minced garlic | 2 cloves |
Time & Yield
Total Time | 23 minutes |
Yield | 3 servings |
Directions
Cook the noodles according to the instructions given on the package.
Put all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
Cook the vegetables and shrimp and put them in a large mixing bowl, and add the herbs and cashews. Pour the dressing over it and stir well to coat.
Add the noodles to the mixture and mix thoroughly.
Garnish with fresh herbs and nuts and serve immediately.
Thai Salad Recipes: 5 Thai Chicken Salad
Ingredients
Ingredient | Amount |
Boneless chicken breast | 2 pounds |
Water | 2 cups |
Kosher salt | 1 tablespoon |
Minced lemongrass | 3 stalks |
Minced garlic | 1 tablespoon |
Thai chili powder | 2 teaspoons |
Canola oil | 3 tablespoons |
Finely chopped celery | 4 stalks |
Finely chopped red onions | 2 |
Coarsely chopped fresh mint | 2 tablespoons |
Coarsely chopped Thai basil leaves | 1 tablespoon |
Coarsely chopped cilantro leaves | 1 tablespoon |
Honey | 1 teaspoon |
Lime juice | 2 tablespoons |
Chopped romaine lettuce | 1 head |
Time & Yield
Total Time | 1hour 30 minutes |
Yield | 6 servings |
Directions
Put the chicken breast in a sauce pan with water, the lemongrass and the kosher salt. Remember the water should cover the chicken breast. Let it boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the chicken breast and let it cool. Chop it into ½ inch cubes and keep them in the refrigerator.
Cook the remaining lemongrass, garlic and chili powder in oil for 3 minutes and allow it to cool. Mix the onions, celery, mint, cilantro and basil. Put the chicken breast in the salad components and garlic, mixt well and add lime juice, salt and honey.
Serve it on the lettuce.
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