Asian Salad Recipes - Vietnamese Minced Pork, Prawn and Pineapple Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 225g (8oz) lean minced pork

• 225g (8oz) cooked prawns, finely chopped

• 2 tablespoons fish sauce

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onion

• 4 tablespoons pineapple that has been diced into small cubes about 1cm (1/22in) square

• 1 tablespoon finely slivered ginger

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander

• 2 tablespoons ground roasted peanuts

• 10 firm lettuce leaves, to serve

Serves 4

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Method

1. Bring 2 tablespoons of water to the boil in a saucepan, add the pork and boil until it is cooked through, about 5 minutes.

2. Add all the other ingredients, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes more.

3. Put a dollop of the mixture on each lettuce leaf and serve as canapes.