Asian Salad Recipes - Cambodia Crispy Fish with Green Tomato Salad (Yoam Pengpok Dri Cha'aa) Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 large lettuce leaves

• 3 green tomatoes, sliced into small wedges

• oil for deep-frying

• 1 medium trout or similar firm fish, cleaned and filleted

For the dressing:

• 2 tablespoons fish sauce

• 2 tablespoons lime juice

• 1 level tablespoon palm sugar

• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 3 small shallots, finely chopped

• 4 small red or green chilies, finely chopped

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Arrange the lettuce and tomato on a serving platter and set aside.

2. Heat the oil for deep-frying to hot but not sizzling and fry the whole trout fillets until crispy. Drain on kitchen paper, place on the salad and set aside.

3. Mix all the dressing ingredients in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. Pour over the fish and serve.