# Crispy Rice Salad

A popular salad from Laos, with crispy rice, fresh herbs, crunchy nuts and a tangy dressing.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 cups cooked basmati rice
- 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 3 tsp oil
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce or vegan fish sauce
- 1 chili
- 2 cloves garlic
- 0.5 lime juice
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 60 ml water
- 1 bunch fresh mint and parsley/cilantro
- 1 cucumber
- 1 handful toasted coconut flakes and peanuts
- 1 handful fried shallots

## Instructions

1. To a big bowl, add some red curry paste and oil. Mix well.
2. Add cooked rice and combine that.
3. Spread the rice on a baking tray and bake at 200C for 30 mins, stir halfway through.
4. Make the dressing by mixing soy sauce, chili, garlic, lime juice, sugar and water.
5. Smash and chop the cucumber.
6. Add cucumber, mint and cilantro to a bowl.
7. Add crispy rice, peanuts and crispy onions to the bowl.
8. Combine everything with the dressing.

## Equipment

- big bowl
- spoon
- baking tray
- knife
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5bp0epqL_t/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/70315df0-e46a-4428-a892-18e4c15deb40
- Extracted: 2025-02-10

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