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Vietnamese Carrot Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 limes, 1 juiced and 1 cut into cheeks to serve
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 cm chunk root ginger , finely grated
  • 3 large carrots , finely shredded - a mandolin does the job quickly
  • ½ white cabbage , very finely shredded
  • a large bunch mint , chopped
  • a large handful peanuts , toasted and chopped

Method

  1. Mix the lime juice, fish sauce, chilli sauce and ginger. Add the carrot, cabbage and mint and toss.
  2. Sprinkle with peanuts. Serve as a side dish.