Thai Green Apple Salad

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Probably not authentic but I thought it was delicious."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 large granny smith apples
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 lb ground pork
• 1⁄4 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 6 cups torn leaf lettuce

directions

1. Peel apples, core and cut into thin wedges.
2. Put apple wedges and lemon juice in a bowl; toss to coat and set aside.
3. In a big skillet, saute garlic and onion in hot oil; until tender; removed garlic-onion mixture to another dish using a slotted spoon.
4. Add pork to the skillet; cook and stir to crumble for 4-5 minutes or until pork is no longer pink; drain and return to skillet.
5. Add in peanut butter and the next 4 ingredients; stir to combine and until well heated.
6. Drain apple mixture; add apples and garlic-onion mixture to the pork mixture; stir to combine.
7. Serve over a bed of lettuce.

Reviews

[ElleFirebrand]

This was a bit of a mixed bag for us. I liked the flavors, while my boyfriend thought there was way too much citrus flavor from the lemon juice. I also thought it did not benefit from the texture of the ground pork, which was difficult to eat on a salad.

 

[m50moe]

This sounds delish...must try