Tomato & lime salad with crispy ginger, chilli & garlic
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus resting
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 700g ripe tomatoes (use a mixture of colours and sizes), thinly sliced or halved or quartered if small
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced (use a mandoline, if you have one)
- 4 tbsp fish sauce or vegetarian alternative
- 1 tsp light brown soft sugar
- 2 limes, zested and juiced
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 20g ginger, peeled and sliced into matchsticks
- 15g mint, mint, leaves picked
- 1½ tsp honey
Method
- STEP 1
Put the tomatoes in a large bowl and stir in half the shallots, the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and a large pinch of salt. Set aside for 15 mins.
- STEP 2
Heat the oil in a small frying pan over a low heat and cook the rest of the shallots, the chilli, garlic and ginger for 3-4 mins, stirring continuously until crisp and golden. Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Sprinkle over a little salt.
- STEP 3
Tip the dressed tomatoes onto a serving plate. Scatter over the mint, crispy shallot and chilli mixture and the lime zest, then drizzle over the honey. Serve immediately.
