Banana Blossom Salad With Tofu

Banana Blossom with Tofu

Yam Pre Gluai


Serves 2 Cooks in 40 minutes Difficulty EASY


Ingredients

  • 1 banana blossom
  • 50g cubed and deep fried tofu
  • A good handful of glass noodles
  • 2 tbsp chilli paste in oil
  • 1 tbsp crushed peanuts
  • 1 tbsp cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp crispy shallots
  • 2 tbsp carnation milk (vegans can replace this with 2 extra tbsp of the juice from the pickled garlic)
  • 6 chillies
  • 1 shallot chopped
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • 4 kafir lime leaves very finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp vegan fish sauce
  • 1 spring onion chopped
  • a handful of coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp of the juice from pickled garlic and a little of the garlic chopped
  • 1 hard boiled egg (optional)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vegatable stock

Method

  1. Cut the banana blossom length ways into quarters. Remove and discard the outer brown petals and flowers and cut out the hard centre leaving only the white petals. Chop and put into a bowl and cover with water adding 2 tablespoons of vinegar and the juice from one lime.
  2. Heat some oil in a wok and deep fry one sliced shallot. When it starts to turn crispy, drain and set to one side.
  3. Mix the chilli paste, lime juice, stock, vegan fish sauce, chopped shallot, chillies, and sugar in a bowl.
  4. Add the glass noodles and tofu and mix.
  5. Add the peanuts, crispy shallots, carnation milk (vegans can replace this with 2 extra tbsp of the juice from the pickled garlic) and coriander leaves and mix.
  6. Squeeze the excess liquid from the banana blossom and add to the mixture. Mix well.

To Serve

Serve on a plate and top with the hard boiled egg (optional) cut into segments.

Banana Blossom Salad makes a great appetizer for any Thai meal.

Hope you enjoy my Yam Pre Gluai. Khop Khun Ka from Apple 🍎 Riverside Thai Cooking in Khao Lak.