Vietnamese Salad

I love this Salad and have tried to replicate it on a post I published a few weeks ago and came up with the recipe for one of my salad dressings. Amazing taste.

{click here to see the recipe for Asian Salad Dressing}. 

This time, you and I are very lucky because Nee, from the Blue Diamond, has allowed me into her kitchen to film her making it so click here to watch the very easy steps 

to making a Salad that will change your life!

Have fun and enjoy it!!!

{oh! I added a picture of my fave dessert she makes: 

Vegan Apple Crumble, you just HAVE to try it!!! }

Below are some pictures I took there on my delicious visit.

But first the recipe:

You will need:

Shredded cucumber

Shredded carrots

Shredded cabbage

1 ripe tomato cut in 6/8

Pounded Garlic, chillies and demerara sugar to your taste

Pounded roast peanuts
Pak chi farang- Thai coriander {or coriander}

Lime juice 

Soy sauce or fish sauce

Ripped romaine lettuce 

Cashew nuts to garnish and crunch with style

In a bowl, mix the lime juice and the soy sauce and add the rest of the  ingredients except the lettuce and the cashew nuts. Mix well together until you see the peanuts has released some creaminess and the salad is coated in juice {the cucumber and tomatoes will help do that}. Add the lettuce mix quickly and serve with the cashews on top. 

HAVE FUN!!!!!!

35/1 Soi 9, T Moon Muang

7am-9pm Mon-Sat

 Nee and I 

 Pak Chi {Thai Coriander}

 Vegan Apple Crumble from Heaven 

 Vegetables and fruits from her shop

Seaweed Salad

For years and years I have been going to a japanese restaurant when in London that serves the most scrumptious seaweed salad.
Recently, I have learned how to make it on a course on Traditional Japanese Cooking course I did for 5 months. I also learned that the 'original' dressing has a lot of sugar, MSG and peanut butter, which I am choosing not to eat right now. So I made an adaptation, but you can use whatever dressing you like.
I am trying to eat a lot of sea vegetables as they are incredibly good for my Health.
They are full of Iodine and a toner for my thyroid. In Chinese Medicine, they are used to soften cysts and move Qi {vital energy}.
I love the taste and varied texture of this dish, but I am aware it is not everyone`s cup of tea.
If you can, try this.
Your body will thank you and it may just open your taste buds to a whole different world...

You will need:


1/2 packet of dried mixed seaweed soaked in cold water for 15 minutes and drained{you can buy it on your health food shop}
1/2 onion in very thin slices rinsed and drained
1/2 carrot in very thin julienne {very thin strips}
5 cm seedless cucumber in very thin julienne {very thin strips}

Dressing:


1/2 cup of fat free yoghurt {click here to see how I make yoghurt}
3 tablespoons of soy sauce
a tiny squeeze of lime juice

Squeeze all the water from the drained seaweed and arrange it on the centre of a plate. Put all the other vegetables around it and dress it.
Yummy!!!!!