Chicken or Pork Thai larb healthy salad

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a lower-sodium alternative, while salt can enhance flavor without added calories.

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

Prepare the toasted rice powder by toasting rice in a dry skillet until golden, then grinding it into a powder.

In a bowl, combine chicken mince with lime juice and fish sauce; mix well.

Add finely chopped shallots, mint leaves, and cilantro to the meat mixture; stir to combine.

Sprinkle in toasted rice powder; mix until evenly distributed.

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

Serve the larb on a bed of lettuce leaves, garnished with cucumber slices and green onions.

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