Nam Sod (Thai Pork Salad)

Name: Nam Sod (Thai Pork Salad)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (60 g) fresh lime juice; 1 tbsp (18 g) gochujang, or fish sauce; 1 tsp ground ginger; 4 tbsp (26 g) pb2; 2 tbsp (30 g) water; 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g) sesame oil; 2 onions, small dice; 16 oz (454 g) carrots, small dice; Pinch salt; 1 tbsp (15 g) minced garlic; 1 lb lean ground meat; 1/2 cup (60 g) dry roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped; 8 oz (226 g) romaine lettuce

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

I recently had Nam Sod for the first time at a Thai place, and I was in love. The combination of lime, peanuts, and ginger was absolutely delicious, and it was a light but filling meal. It's traditionally made with ground pork, but it can be made with ground beef, turkey, or chicken (what I had at the restaurant). The carrots and onion are normally raw, but I opted to cook them here and bring out their sweet flavors. It can be served over a bed of lettuce or rice (or both!)

Updated at: Sun, 19 May 2024 11:29:54 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories357.2 kcal (18%)

Total Fat15.2 g (22%)

Carbs25.5 g (10%)

Sugars10.4 g (12%)

Protein32.6 g (65%)

Sodium274.8 mg (14%)

Fiber6.7 g (24%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

Dressing

¼ cupfresh lime juice

18ggochujang

or fish sauce

1 tspground ginger

26gpb 2

30gwater

Salad

7.5gsesame oil

454gcarrots

1 lblean ground meat

60gdry roasted unsalted peanuts

roughly chopped

226gromaine lettuce

Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl (large enough to combine all the food later) mix the lime juice (juice of 2 limes), gochujang, ginger, and PB2. Thin out with some water. Typically fish sauce is used, but I couldn't find it at my grocery store, so I've swapped it for gochujang. If you use fresh limes, you can choose to zest them as well

fresh lime juice¼ cup

gochujang18g

ground ginger1 tsp

pb 226g

water30g

Step 2

Cut the onions and carrots into a small dice, and add to a large pan over medium heat with oil and a pinch of salt. Cook until the carrots have fully softened, and the onions are translucent and begin to caramelize. Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Set the vegetables aside in the bowl with the dressing

sesame oil7.5g

minced garlic15g

onions2

carrots454g

salt

Step 3

In the pan over medium heat, add in the meat with a spray of oil, and flatten with your hands to optimize browning. Cook until no longer pink, and transfer to the bowl with the vegetables and dressing

lean ground meat1 lb

Step 4

Meanwhile (as the meat cooks) roughly chop the peanuts. Add to the bowl. Combine together the meat, vegetables, nuts, and dressing

dry roasted unsalted peanuts60g

Step 5

Thinly slice the lettuce, and add to 4 serving bowls. Add the meat mix on top of it, and optionally garnish with your lime zest. Serve with a side of brown rice if desired (mix some zest into the rice too)