Pork Larb Salad

I first had this salad in Thailand, on holiday with my Cambodian-born daughter, Li-Da. We’d booked a cooking lesson with the chef from our hotel, and when he turned up with a load of pork mince and a lot of herbs, I thought we’d made a mistake. But the freshness and simplicity of the dish, with its clean flavours and little kick of chilli, won us both over. We’ve both made it ever since. Because the smallish leaves are easy to hold in the hand, the dish is great for a stand