~Sweet Chili VinaigretteRecipe~
May 7, 2013 by
East Meets West Salad Dressing
I have been gone from regularly writing in my blog and would like to thank you for your patience. I haven’t forgotten it. In fact, there are many posts with photos and recipes waiting in line! Finding time to focus on writing has been most challenging as I am thinking in two languages but must write it in only one. Here is the Sweet Chili Vinaigrette Recipe that I promised to recreate after the Thai Dinner at Dog Mountain Farm last fall. Finally last month I had a scrap of paper in my hand with my notes on the ingredients and quantities and all of the necessary ingredients in my kitchen. With a little fine tuning, Sweet Chili Vinaigrette is now ready to share with you to help you welcome summer. This delicious dressing has been enjoyed by my friends and family. It is good for easy entertaining as well as for an every day salad dressing. It is a Western dish with an Eastern twist!
Mixed Salad with Sweet Chili Vinaigrette
Just two weeks ago I was lucky to have Sylvie, a French chef, caterer and the owner of Sylvie Cooksfor lunch. While I prepared , Sylvie helped me prepare the salad and sweet chili vinaigrette. Thirty minutes later we were enjoying the soup and salad in the warm sunlight on the deck. Thank you to Sylvie for a great presentation on plating the salad. In the photo I use an organic mixed green salad with a few fresh red sorrel leaves from my garden, a hard-boiled egg and a mandarin orange.
Mixed Salad Green, Hard-Boil Egg and Mandarin Orange with Sweet Chili Vinaigrette
Having friends over for lunch should be fun and casual. In my case it is often spontaneous in time and cooking style as well.
Sweet Chili Vinaigrette
My Thai take on a vinaigrette when cooking for friends and family is not constrained to just one tradition. In fact, this is not a traditional Thai recipe but a study of the tastes of Thai ingredients co-existing with Western cuisine. It illustrates for students and blog followers that often we can take one ingredient beyond where we usually find it. In this recipe I use the Thai sweet chili sauce, fish sauce and lime juice that I would use in traditional Thai salad dressing (nahm yum) and combine them with the ingredients for a classic vinaigrette such as olive oil, vinegar and mustard.
The forecast for Seattle promises a long week of sunshine and warm weather, so I will prepare hard-boiled eggs and sweet chili vinaigrette again tonight and keep them in the fridge. For dessert, I will prepare Yangon Almond Pancake to serve with strawberries and whipped cream.
Sweet Chili Vinaigrette
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Sweet Chili Vinaigrette is easy to love and easy to adapt. The flavor is great—you will hardly recognize the fish sauce or sweet chili flavor, just a nice balance of sweet and salty. The fish sauce is used here in much the same way as a French vinaigrette uses anchovy. The sweet chili sauce has complex ingredients like garlic and chili, but is also just a plain sweet contribution. I love the tangy flavors of the vinaigrette. I recommend adding toasted sesame seeds to the dressing or to the salad itself to bring out more flavors of sesame oil and an essential oriental flavor and texture.
Yield: 1/2 cup
2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce2 tablespoons lime juice1 tablespoon coconut vinegar or white wine vinegar1 tablespoon fish sauce1/8 teaspoon sea salt1/4 teaspoon white or black pepper powder2 teaspoons dijon mustard2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oilWhisk sweet chili sauce, lime juice, coconut vinegar, fish sauce, sea salt, white pepper powder, mustard in a medium size bowl until well blended, about 30 seconds. While whisking rapidly with one hand, use the other hand to pour in the sesame oil and olive oil. Continue whisking for 1 more minute to emulsify the dressing. An alternative method is to place all of the ingredients in a salad dressing bottle and shake well, then shake well again before serving with your choice of salad.
© 2012Pranee Khruasanit HalvorsenI Love Thai cookingPraneeteaches Thai Cooking classes in the Seattle area.Her website is:I Love Thai cooking.comRelated Articles:
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Posted in Recipes, Thai Gluten Free Recipe, Thai Recipe for Kid, Thai Salad Recipe, , Thai Vegetarian Recipe | Tagged Recipes, sweet chili sauce, Sweet Chili Vinaigrette, Thai Salad Dressing | 8 Comments
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on May 8, 2013 at 12:27 pm | Reply
HannahYour vinaigrette sounds tempting and delicious, Pranee! Perfect for our warm days. What a lovely lunch!!
on May 8, 2013 at 1:16 pm | Reply
ilovethaicookingThank you, Hannah! I had the same dressing over Chicken $ Mango Salad yesterday…
on May 8, 2013 at 9:50 pm | Reply
Temple of Thai (@templeofthai)Where can you find coconut vinegar Pranee? Sa wah dee kah!
on February 24, 2014 at 9:11 am | Reply
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~Thai Ingredients with a New Twist~ | Pranee's Thai Kitchen[…] Today, Thai Sweet Chili Sauce and Thai Sriracha sauce have become staple Thai ingredients in American kitchens. Adding Thai Sweet Chili Sauce to sauces in place of sugar or honey adds more complex flavors. And if you want to spice anything up, Sriracha sauce can do the magic by just adding a drop or two to your holiday sauce or dressing. Having these two sauces at home can also provide a nice taste balance in an instant.The Thai flavor profile is sweet, sour, salt, salty and spicy. I often balance the Chili Sauce (sweet) and Sriracha (hot) sauces together with a dash of fish sauce, a splash of lime juice and a touch of cilantro. Soon all of the flavors are harmonized, and provide a perfect dipping sauce for everything—including leftover turkey. Sweet Chile Sauce also makes a great base for a salad dressing. I hope you will enjoy my recipe with a modern twist: Sweet Chili Vinaigrette. […]
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