6-IngredientThai Salad (Miang kham)
Adapted by Faith and Tom from Sawatdee Restaurant, St. Paul, MN
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miang_kham

1. chopped onions
2. toasted coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
3. chopped raw ginger
4. chopped lemon (include the rind; remove the seeds)
5. peanuts
6. chopped hot hot chilies
Iceburg lettuce, quartered and separated to use as wrappers
Jasmine tea
1Cup sugar

Make a simple syrup by making 1 cup of very concentrated Jasmine tea.  Boil in a sauce pan and add 1 cup sugar until it dissolves.  Cool to room temperature.

Arrange the six ingredients in six fancy bowls.  Make a serving by taking a lettuce leaf and put each of the six ingredients, finishing with a drop of the sauce.  Put the whole thing in your mouth and enjoy.  The flavors seem like they are too strong for this, but they blend very nicely.



Faith Morrison
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