Squid Salad

Name: Squid Salad (Yam Pla Muek)
Yield: 6 to 8 Servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: tentacles; vinegar; lemon; water; squid; red chilli powder; cayenne powder; lemon grass; green onions; fish sauce; (nam pla); lime juice; garlic; bibb; coriander; celery; mint leaves; lettuce; red romaine

Yam Pla Muek

Preparation info

6 to 8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Original Thai Cookbook

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1981

About

Ingredients

1 pound

squid, cleaned and cut into diamonds (tentacles may be removed), pounded and boiled in acid

Asia
Thailand
Fish course
Pescatarian
South East Asia
Gluten-free

Method

Place the cooked squid into a mixing bowl. Season with fish sauce, lime juice, garlic and chilli powder. Mix thoroughly. Add lemon grass, green onions, celery and mint leaves. Toss lightly and refrigerate. Cover a platter with a layer of lettuce leaves. Mound the squid salad in the center and garnish with coriander sprigs.