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Thai Tuna Salad ยำทูน่า (yum tuna)
Hot Thai Kitchen recipe - Pan-Asian/Thai
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
2
- 2.5 tbsp lime juice
- 1.5 tbsp fish sauce (may vary depending on how salty the tuna is)
- 2 tsp granulated sugar or finely chopped palm sugar
- 1 tbsp Thai chili paste (also used in Tom Yum Soup and Cashew Chicken)
- Optional: finely chopped Thai chilies
- 140 g canned tuna, drained (about 1 can)
- 1/4 white sweet onion, julienned
- 1 small tomato, cut into small wedges
- 1 stalk Chinese celery, or inner stalk and leaves of regular celery
- Bottom 2 inches of lemongrass, finely sliced
- 3 tbsp roughly chopped cilantro
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 2-3 tbsp julienned shallots
- 3 tbsp roasted peanuts, cashews or other nuts of your choice
- Lettuce leaves for serving
Instructions
- 1
Combine all dressing ingredients together in a mixing bowl, stir to dissolve the sugar and the chili paste.
- 2
Add all other ingredients except peanuts to the mixing bowl and toss to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- 3
Transfer on to a plate and sprinkle with roasted peanuts. In the video I show you how to make little lettuce cups with the tuna salad, but you can also have it with rice, or use as a filing for tacos, wraps, or other appetizers.
- 4
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