Name: Nam jim dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 halved cloves garlic; 3 large seeded and chopped fresh green chillies; 3 chopped shallots; 1½ tablespoons fish sauce; 2 cleaned and trimmed coriander roots; 1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar; ¼ cup lime juice

Nam jim dressing

That ideal flavour combo of sweet, salty, sour and spicy.

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Serves 6

Makes 1 cup

Prep

10M

Sweet from palm sugar, salty from fish sauce, sour from lime juice and spicy chilli creates the ideal flavour combination you know and love from Thai cuisine. This dressing can add extra oomph to a variety dishes including salads, fish skewers and other seafood or whatever takes your fancy,

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Ingredients

2 halved cloves garlic

3 large seeded and chopped fresh green chillies

3 chopped shallots

1½ tablespoons fish sauce

2 cleaned and trimmed coriander roots

1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar

¼ cup lime juice

Method

1.In a small food processor (or with a mortar and pestle), process 2 halved cloves garlic, 3 large seeded and chopped fresh green chillies, 2 cleaned and trimmed coriander roots, 3 chopped shallots, 1½ tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar and ¼ cup lime juice until combined.

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