Banana Blossom Salad
Banana blossoms have a slightly bitter flavour with crunchy inner bracts that take on the flavours of the dish, making them perfect in this Thai inspired banana blossom salad.
Serves
2
Cooking Time
20 mins
Cuisine
Thai
Ingredients
- 2 banana blossoms
- 80g chicken, sliced and boiled
- 80g shrimp, sliced and boiled
- 10g chilli paste
- 20g lime juice
- 20g fish sauce
- 20g ground roasted peanuts
- 20g deep fried sliced shallot
- 10g blended dry shrimp
- 5g sugar
Instructions
- Remove the outer sheaths, core, and stamen of the banana blossom to use as a plate.
- Finely slice the banana blossom (white hearts only).
- Immerse in water, then in lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Boil shrimp and chicken, slice into long strips.
- Mix a little of the chilli paste, fish sauce, sugar, lime or vinegar together and stir until dissolved.
- Grind cashew nuts and dried shrimp together.
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Serve and enjoy.
