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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the rice in a large bowl, tossing with wet hands or chopsticks to break up any lumps. | 2. Add the lime juice and toss to mix. | 3. Add the watercress and toss. | 4. Place a large saucepan with 1 inch of water over high heat and bring to a boil. | 5. Add the beans, cover, and blanch for 1 minutes, or until slightly softened. | 6. Drain and add to the rice, tossing to mix well. | 7. Add the remaining salad ingredients and toss to mix. | 8. To prepare the dressing, place the fish sauce and water in a small nonreactive saucepan over medium-high heat. | 9. Add the sugar, stirring to dissolve thoroughly. | 10. Add the lemon grass, garlic, and chile and bring to a boil. | 11. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. | 12. Transfer to a small bowl and add the lime juice. | 13. Stir the dressing well, then add 3 tablespoons of the dressing to the salad. | 14. Toss and taste. | 15. Add another tablespoon of dressing if desired. | 16. Line a large platter with lettuce. | 17. Mound the salad on top. | 18. Serve with one or two small bowls of the remaining dressing, with small spoons, for drizzling more dressing on. | 19. The salad can be eaten with a spoon and fork, the modern Thai way, or scooped up with lettuce leaves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
rice	4	cups	cooked	2701.0	591.63	52.762	4.8839999999999995
lime juice	2	tablespoons		7.5625	2.5469999999999997	0.127	0.0212
watercress leaf	1 1/2	cups	chopped	-	-	-	-
green bean	1 1/2 - 2	cups	chopped	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
plum tomato	2 -3		chopped	-	-	-	-
mint	2	tablespoons	chopped	5.016	0.9587	0.3751	0.0832
asian basil	1/4	cup	packed chopped	-	-	-	-
coriander leaf	1	cup	chopped	3.68	0.5872	0.3408	0.0832
shallot	1/4	cup	sliced separated	28.8	6.72	1.0	0.04
lemongrass	1	teaspoon	minced	1.3819	0.3533	0.0254	0.0068
serrano chili	1	birds	minced	-	-	-	-
thai fish sauce	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
palm sugar	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
lemongrass	1/2	teaspoon	minced	1.3819	0.3533	0.0254	0.0068
garlic	1	clove	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
red chili	1/2	teaspoon	crumbled	0.625	0.1377	0.0292	0.0069
lime juice	3	tablespoons		7.5625	2.5469999999999997	0.127	0.0212
lettuce leaf	1			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.