04 January, 2012

Strawberry and Chinese Kale Salad (Yam Strawberry, Kha-Na, Koong)


Happy New Year to everyone.  The climate in Thailand is very good for this time.  North the weather is so cool…especially for westerner .  The cool weather in the North makes strawberry crop out a lot, beautiful color, bigger and very fresh.  The holiday season most of Thai people go to the north to taste fresh air and beautiful strawberry.  It very sweet flavor and colorful.  I have made up the colorful menu “Strawberry, kale and shrimp salad” sweet, sour, crispy and a little spicy… drooling…

Ingredients:
  • 3-5 medium shrimps,
  • 5-6 fresh strawberry, diced
  • 2-3 stalk Chinese kale, diced
  • 1 tbsp shallot, diced
  • 1 - 2 cloves of garlic, finely shopped
  • 2-5 hot chillies, chopped (add more if you like hot)
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1-2 limes juice
  • 1 bunches of mint leave (option)
Cooking:
  1. To make the dressing:  In the medium blow combine the garlic, sugar, chilies, lime juice, fish sauce, shallots diced and mixed well and taste.
  2. Heat water in a pot until boiling.
  3. Clean and remove the shrimp shell but leave the tails (for good appearance).
  4. Then cut open the back of each shrimp to remove the veins. Put into boiling water for 1 minutes.
  5. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a medium bowl.
  6. Add the strawberry diced, shallot diced, Chinese kale diced.
  7. Add the dressing, then stir to combine everything well.
  8. Transfer the salad to the serving plate. Garnish a few leaves of mints.
  9. Serving dish with fresh salad.
  10. Harrrrrrr….anytime you can eat…
Enjoy!! *v*