Vietnamese Salad Dressing
Vietnamese Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, to 1 cup, adjust to taste
- 1/2 cup fish sauce, or vegan fish sauce, no sugar added
- 1/2 cup vinegar, white or apple cider
- 35 g chili, mild one
- 35 g garlic
Instructions
- 1
Peel 35 grams of garlic cloves.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Roughly chop the peeled garlic cloves.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Chop 35 grams of red chilies (a mild one is suggested).
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Place the chopped garlic and chili into a mortar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Mash the garlic and chili with a pestle until a coarse paste forms.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Measure 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar according to your taste. Add the measured sugar to the mortar with the garlic and chili.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Continue mashing the mixture in the mortar to incorporate the sugar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Measure 1/2 cup of fish sauce (or vegan fish sauce) and add it to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Measure 1/2 cup of white or apple cider vinegar and add it to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Use the pestle to stir and combine all the ingredients in the mortar until well mixed and the sugar is dissolved.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Transfer the prepared dressing from the mortar into a glass jar or serving container.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
The dressing is now ready to be enjoyed with various Vietnamese salads such as green papaya salad, mango salad, cabbage salad, cucumber salad, or any favorite fresh vegetables.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Vietnamese Salad Dressing
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, to 1 cup, adjust to taste
- 1/2 cup fish sauce, or vegan fish sauce, no sugar added
- 1/2 cup vinegar, white or apple cider
- 35 g chili, mild one
- 35 g garlic
Instructions
- 1
Peel 35 grams of garlic cloves.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Roughly chop the peeled garlic cloves.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Chop 35 grams of red chilies (a mild one is suggested).
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Place the chopped garlic and chili into a mortar.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Mash the garlic and chili with a pestle until a coarse paste forms.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Measure 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar according to your taste. Add the measured sugar to the mortar with the garlic and chili.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Continue mashing the mixture in the mortar to incorporate the sugar.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Measure 1/2 cup of fish sauce (or vegan fish sauce) and add it to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Measure 1/2 cup of white or apple cider vinegar and add it to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Use the pestle to stir and combine all the ingredients in the mortar until well mixed and the sugar is dissolved.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Transfer the prepared dressing from the mortar into a glass jar or serving container.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
The dressing is now ready to be enjoyed with various Vietnamese salads such as green papaya salad, mango salad, cabbage salad, cucumber salad, or any favorite fresh vegetables.