Traditional LP salad has a very noticeable feature. It is one colour essentially....Green. No red, no orange, no yellow.
I mentioned that the salad is a monochrome :). Of course there is no rule determining this but it does set the Luang Prabang Salad apart from any other salad that I have noticed with a "brand" in Asia and I think a reasonable statement of gentle individualism through food is a pretty good way..
The salad most definitely has a French influence and I think that this can be enhanced further by the addition of mesclun ( an informal collection of legume leaves) to add texture and shades of greenishness.
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Ingredients:
- 1 crisp lettuce and or a selection of fresh mesclun
- 1 large bunch watercress
- 1 bunch mint leaves (remove stalks)
- 1 small handful of coriander leaves
- 1 small handful dill
- 2 spring onions. chopped
- 6 rounds cucumber, then halved
- 2 or 3 hard boiled eggs (Yolks removed and reserved for dressing. Whites sliced and used in the salad)
- 1 small handful roasted peanuts.
Method:
- Onto a plate or into a salad bowl, add the above ingredients.
- Pour over the Lao Salad Dressing and toss the salad.
It's a fragile salad so serve immediately.
