Spicy Thai Laab Salad, Your Passport to Flavor Paradise

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides a similar umami flavor while being lower in calories.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner while ground chicken is often more affordable.

Prepare the ground pork by cooking it in a skillet over medium heat until fully cooked, about 5-7 minutes.

Remove from heat and let the meat cool slightly.

In a large bowl, combine lime juice, fish sauce, toasted and ground rice, chili flakes, palm sugar, and pepper to create the dressing.

Add the cooked pork to the dressing and mix well.

Finely chop shallots, green onions, cilantro, and mint leaves, then add them to the meat mixture.

Toss everything together until evenly combined.

Taste and adjust seasoning with additional lime juice or fish sauce if needed.

Serve the salad over cabbage leaves.

Garnish with extra mint and cilantro leaves if desired.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens