Yam Som O (Pomelo Salad)

I wasn’t totally won over by this one; some of the flavour combinations weren’t totally to my taste. You wonder why then am I posting it, well everyone’s tastes are different- I think it was the slightly bitter and sweet combo that didn’t do it for me but it was very easy to make and had nice bright colours to it. It is pretty healthy too so give it a go, and see if it works for you- it is totally unlike any other Thai salad I’ve posted so far.


For a big one person portion use:

• a handful of raw or cooked big prawns
• a pomelo or red/pink grapefruit, peeled, segments skinned and flaked
• 2 cloves of chopped garlic
• half a red onion, sliced
• a small handful of peanuts
• a small handful of coriander, roughly torn
• 2 red chillies, finely sliced
• juice of a lime
• 50ml of coconut milk
• a small splash of fish sauce (nam pla)
• a pinch of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of nam prik pao (roasted chilli paste) optional
• small splash of vegetable oil for frying

Fry the red onion in the oil for five minutes or so until they get a bit crispy and golden. Throw them into a bowl. Cook/heat through your prawns, cooking raw ones fully. Add them to the bowl. Add in the garlic, chillies, peanuts and pomelo/grapefruit and torn coriander. In a separate jug/ jar mix up the dressing- optional roast chilli paste, coconut milk, lime juice and fish sauce. Pour this over the ingredients in the bowl and mix everything briefly together. Serve quickly otherwise things start to get a bit limp…. so to speak.