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Ingredients for thai dressing in mortar and pestle.
Touria Abada

Nahm Jim Thai Dressing

5 from 4 votes
Classic sweet, sour, spicy and salty Thai flavours, Nahm Jim Thai dressing, is great with salad, over fish, seafood or as a dipping sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine: Thai
Calories: 22
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cloves Garlic Peeled
  • 1½ Red chilli's De seeded, rough chopped
  • ½ bunch Coriander Roughly chopped
  • 2 Lemons (or 3 limes) Juice only
  • 1 tablespoon Palm sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Fish sauce

Method
 

  1. Grab your pestle and mortar and add the garlic, chilli, coriander and pound to a paste. (You can also use a mini chopper)
  2. Add the sugar and pound into mix. Then add the lemon juice and mix well.
  3. Use the fish sauce to season to taste. You want to find a balance of sweet, sour, spicy and salty. Fish sauce can be quite overpowering so add slowly and taste as you go. Enjoy!

Notes

For storage: Keep in an airtight container in the fridge. It will stay fresh for up to 2 days.
Nutritional information is per serving.