Vietnamese Gỏi with Shrimp & Pork – Fresh & Flavorful Salad

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Chicken breast is leaner and often cheaper.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a vegetarian alternative.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and lower in cost.

Boil water in a medium saucepan with a squeeze of lemon/lime, a pinch of salt and sugar, and boil shrimp with shell on until pink.

Remove shrimp from water and wait until it cools. Then peel shrimp and slice them in half lengthwise.

Soak onion in an ice cold water bath for 30 minutes, then strain and set aside.

Add the rest of the ingredients on a serving platter, but put ¼ of shrimp aside to use as garnish on top together with the fried shallots and chopped peanuts.

Dress with fish dipping sauce and serve with shrimp crackers.

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