Thursday, August 4, 2011

Thai Herb Dressing

I love this dressing because it has no oil in it.  It spices things up when you want a lot of flavor but you want to keep it light.  Try this over greens, vegetables, or even chicken.

Makes:  about 2/3 cup

Ingredients:

1 t. minced ginger
1 Thai bird or serrano chile (keep the seeds)
1 T. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c. fresh lime juice
2 T. Asian fish sauce
2 T. finely chopped fresh basil, Thai if you can find it
2 T. finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 T. finely chopped fresh mint leaves

Instruction:

In a mortar using a pestle, mash the garlic, chile, and brown sugar together into a coarse paste.  Stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, and the herbs.  Dressing will keep, tightly covered in a refrigerator, or up to 5 days.

This recipe is referenced from:  Get Saucy by Grace Parisi

Note:  I used an immersion blender to make this recipe, and it worked just as well as a mortar and pestle result. 

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