Banana Flower Salad is one of the most popular cold salads throughout Viet Nam. This salad is not very difficult to prepare, and only needs about 15 minutes to prepare. Let's take a look at the recipe:
Ingredients:
200 g of banana flower
2 teaspoons of sugar
1 teaspoons of salt
Juice of 2 lemons
1 teaspoons of chopped garlic
2 teaspoons of chopped chili
½ Cup of fresh basil
½ Cup of crushed peanuts
½ Lettuce
Mint & coriander to garnish
Shred the banana flower into thin strands in a food processor
Place in a mixing bowl and add the salt, sugar and lemon juice
Next add the garlic, chili and basil and continue mixing
Pluck off thin strips (1-2 CMS in length) and mix into the salad.
Arrange in a bowl with a little lettuce and garnish with mint & coriander.
I love this salad...but it's hard to find banana flower here:(
ReplyDeletenice looking salad. i think Vietnamese food is not much of a difference as we have here in the Philippines. in fact, some of my favorite dishes have banana flower in it. actually, it's banana flower with coconut milk and some spices.
ReplyDeleteBananas + Flowers + Salad = 3 things I really like!!
ReplyDeletewww.bionicbuddha.com
I had a banana salad at the Bamboo Restaurant (Cay Tre) here in Saigon, it looked beautiful, but it was incredibly spicy. I'm not one to frown upon spicy food, in fact I love it, but this was nearly inedible - it was like eating hellfire! Maybe they had made a mistake or is it usually served like this?
ReplyDeleteThe Vietnamese have got to be one of the best saladers in the world :D
ReplyDeleteYou should have a cooking show on Foodtv.
ReplyDeleteHummmm , que cela semble bon !!!
ReplyDeleteJ'ai déja mangé une salade comme celle ci à Hanoï .
C'était très très bon !!!!
Beautiful salad.
ReplyDeletehey tu. How have you been?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all comments
ReplyDeletePreya, really? I can send you some :)
shaz, I am fine thanks.
rayts, yes, you are right.
henno, usually it's not really spicy but you can ask for that.
Thao, I agree :)
Rayts said...
ReplyDeletesome of my favorite dishes have banana flower in it. actually, it's banana flower with coconut milk and some spices.
Rayts, could you please post ur above recipe, how do I make it the way you do in the above; I want it like yours, Philippine style, but I can't find a recepe, THANK You, American, Brad.
How would you prepare if you have a hole banana flower? Any tip, please. Adding some shrimp will be more tasty.
ReplyDeleteNice post you got here. I'd like to read more about that theme. Thanks for sharing this data.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing your blog miss is such photo like on california escorts :)
Sexy Lady
Female Escorts London
I think that this blog is very good and has useful information.
ReplyDeleteWe've just got back from Vietnam and love banana flower salad. I can't find that we can get hold of any in the UK, any ideas? Thanks
ReplyDeleteIt won't truly have success, I consider this way.
ReplyDeleteSo, I don't actually suppose it will have effect.
ReplyDeleteIt's a long time ago but in the recipe you wrote 'Pluck off thin strips (1-2 CMS in length)' thin strips of what? From where? Use fingers or chopsticks for plucking?
ReplyDeleteIt's 16 degrees C here in Shikoku, Japan now so tomorrow I'll take the flower off a banana tree that never gets to make bananas & try the recipe.
I'm visiting Ho Chi Minh city & Phu Quoc middle of December with students. But you'll be in Hanoi, Singapore, Australia... right?
I like post.
ReplyDelete