Yam pla tuna (Thai tuna salad), kid-friendly
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Ingredients
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- chili paste (nam prik pao)
Put chili paste in a mixing bowl (fresh chilies for a spicy version).
Chili paste instead of fresh chilies
- fish sauce
- lime juice
- 2 tsp sugar
Add about a tablespoon and a half of fish sauce, lime juice, and about two teaspoons of sugar; stir until no lumps remain.
Fish sauce, lime and sugar dressing
- onion
- tomatoes
- 2 whole Chinese celery (kuen cai)
- pak chi (cilantro)
- shallots (huahong dang)
Add onion, tomatoes, a couple of stalks of Chinese celery, cilantro and thinly sliced shallots.
- lemongrass
- green onions
Cut the bottom two inches of lemongrass very finely and add, with green onions.
Lemongrass, green onions and tuna
- peanuts
Plate over more vegetables, garnish with peanuts and clean the plate edges.
Plating and peanut garnish
- butter lettuce
Serve with rice, congee, in a taco, or spooned into butter lettuce leaves as bite-size wraps.
Lettuce wrap bites