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Vietnamese Tuna Salad

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Vietnamese Tuna Salad

This delicious Vietnamese style tuna salad can be on the table in just 15 minutes. Watch Justine make her version of this Vietnamese style Nicoise salad.

Vietnamese Tuna Salad

What is Nuoc Chan? Nước chấm is a common name for a variety of Vietnamese “dipping sauces” that are served quite frequently as condiments. It is commonly a sweet, sour, salty, savoury and/or spicy sauce.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp unsalted peanuts, toasted and chopped
  • 2 x 185g can Safcol Tuna in oil Italian style, drained
  • 1 handful each of coriander leaves and mint leaves (or Asian herbs such as Vietnamese mint & Thai basil)
  • 2 handfuls of mixed salad leaves
  • Half grapefruit, segmented and chopped
  • 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered

  • Nuoc cham
  • 1 small red chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp grapefruit juice

Instructions

  1. For the nuoc cham, place the chilli, garlic, fish sauce, sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, then add the grapefruit juice.
  2. Crush the peanuts to a crumb with a mortar and pestle.
  3. Place the tuna, herbs, salad leaves, grapefruit segments and tomato in a bowl and pour over the nuoc cham. Toss and scatter over the peanut crumb.

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