Yam Som – O

YAM SOM – O

(Thai Pomelo-Chicken Salad)

Ingredients:

• 1 Pomelo or ruby red – grapefruit
• 1 small whole cooked chicken breast
• 1 cup cooked shrimp
• 1 teaspoon chopped red chile
• 1 1/2 tablespoon
• 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• Juice from 1 large lime
• 1 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1 small head red leaf lettuce for garnish
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• Chopped fresh red chile, julienned for garnish

Directions:

1. Peel and separate pomelo or grapefruit into segments.
2. Remove the membranes. Seed. Gently flake the flesh apart into a bowl. Chill.
3. Hand shred the chicken. Add chicken and shrimp to pomelo.
4. In a small bowl mix together the chopped red chile with fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and coriander; toss with pomelo chicken mixture.
5. Arrange the lettuce on a serving platter.
6. Put the fruit mixture over the lettuce.
7. Top with peanuts and 2 tablespoons of Crisp Fried Shallot Flakes, and garnish with red chile slivers.

Serves 4 to 6 as a salad entree.