Spice Islands Salad with Sambal Dressing

Name: Spice Islands Salad with Sambal Dressing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters sliced carrots; 473 milliliters cauliflower florets; 473 milliliters coconut milk; 454 grams suchi/basa fillets (catfish) or any firm white fish will do; 237 milliliters halved and sliced cucumber; 1 inch fresh ginger, chopped; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 473 milliliters (cut 1-inch) green beans; 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered; 1 kaffir lime leaf; 4 teaspoons lime juice; 237 milliliters mung bean sprouts; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 237 milliliters raw shelled peanuts; 1 liters spring salad greens mix, loosely packed; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 to 4 serrano chiles, chopped (or any fresh, hot chile pepper); 59 milliliters soy sauce; 2 teaspoons tamarind juice

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spice Islands Salad with Sambal Dressing a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 715 calories, 44g of protein, and 53g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of suchi/basa fillets, garlic, soy sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the peanuts you could follow this main course with the Single-Girl Melty Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat.

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Water

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Pot

Add the green beans, cauliflower and carrots and blanch for 2 minutes. Do not boil them into submission!

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Cauliflower

Green Beans

Carrot

Drain and set aside.

Salt and pepper the fish and pan-fry in a little olive oil and lime juice, over medium heat, until just cooked through and flaky.

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Salt And Pepper

Lime Juice

Olive Oil

Fish

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Frying Pan

Add the peanuts, garlic, chiles*, ginger and coconut milk to a blender and process into a coarse paste. *Cook's Note: hot, medium or mild, depending on which chile pepper and how many you choose to use.

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Chili Pepper

Coconut Milk

Peanuts

Garlic

Ginger

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Blender

Put the blended ingredients and the kaffir lime leaf in a medium saucepan with the soy sauce and tamarind juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until the sauce thickens.

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Tamarind Juice

Soy Sauce

Sauce

Lime

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Remove the lime leaf and set aside.

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Lime

Arrange the spring greens on each plate, surrounded by julienned cucumber and hard-boiled egg. Divide the cooked vegetables and sprouts on the greens, and top each plate with a fish fillet. Artistically drizzle sambal kacang over all, and serve.

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Hard Boiled Egg