Thai Fried Egg Salad with Lime Chilli Dressing

Name: Thai Fried Egg Salad with Lime Chilli Dressing (Yam Khai Dao)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 150 g 5 oz) cherry tomatoes; 1 large carrot; 1 butter or soft round lettuce; 5 small shallots; 2 tbsp orange juice; 45 ml (1½ fl oz) fish sauce; 2 tbsp palm or soft brown sugar; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) lime juice; 1 garlic clove; 2 small Thai chillies; chopped coriander (cilantro), to serve

Yam Khai Dao

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

When the crumbly yolks of eggs join forces with a sharp salad dressing, it’s a good situation. I encountered this fried egg salad in Bangkok and was taken by the combination of the crispy warm egg, cold lettuce and sharp lime and chilli dressing. For very little time and money, you can eat like a king.

Ingredients

1 butter or soft round lettuce
1 large carrot
5 small shallots

Asia
Thailand
Fish course
Pescatarian
South East Asia
Gluten-free

Method

To make the lime chilli dressing, crush the garlic with a mortar and pestle. Grind until fine and then add the palm sugar and bash again until the sugar is melted. Add the fish sauce and orange and lime juices and set aside. If you are eating straight away, then add a few of the chilli slices from the salad into the dressing. Wait if it’s going to be a while as they can make the dressing very s