Yam Samun Phrai (Northern Thai-style Herb Salad)
"This spicy herb salad from Andy Ricker of Pok Pok is the perfect summer salad...."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Pork and Dried Shrimp:
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½ teaspoon vegetable oil
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1 ounce ground pork
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2 tablespoons dried shrimp, rinsed and patted dry
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For the Salad:
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1½ tablespoons palm sugar simple syrup (1 part palm sugar to 1 part water, boiled until the sugar dissolves)
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1½ tablespoons Key lime juice
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1 tablespoon coconut milk
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2 Thai chiles, thinly sliced
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1 cup lightly packed julienned carrots, cut into 3-inch-long strips
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¼ cup lightly packed thinly sliced yellow onion
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1 tablespoon thinly sliced lemon grass, tender parts only
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1 tablespoon unsalted roasted peanuts
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1 tablespoon unsalted roasted whole cashews
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½ teaspoon thinly sliced fresh or frozen Kaffir lime leaves
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1 teaspoon thinly sliced fresh betel leaf
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1 teaspoon thinly sliced sawtooth herb or cilantro
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2 teaspoons thinly sliced Thai basil
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½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
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