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thai spicy and sour salad dressing in a mortar
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5 from 25 votes

Thai Salad Dressing | Spicy Dipping Sauce | น้ำยำ | น้ำจิ้มซีฟู้ด

This Thai salad dressing or spicy dipping sauce is bursting with the flavors of Southeast Asia! It's versatile, healthy and can be whipped up in just 15 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: Thai
Calories: 119kcal
Author: Nart

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic peeled
  • 8 Thai chilis or to taste
  • 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 ½ tablespoons lime juice

Instructions

  • In a mortar, pound the garlic with a pestle.
  • Add the chilis and also pound.
  • Pour the fish sauce, sugar and lime juice into the mortar.
  • Use a spoon to stir and mix all the ingredients until the sugar is fully dissolved.

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Notes

  1. Like most Thai dishes, when making this, you just have to taste-test as you go. The amount of lime juice, fish sauce and sugar suggested are already well-balanced.
  2. We like it spicy and sour and that's how it's made traditionally. But you can, of course, adjust the level of hotness of your Thai salad dressing. If you don't have a high tolerance to spicy food, start with just a few chilis.

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 2124mg | Potassium: 269mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 314IU | Vitamin C: 78mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg