shake · dressing
★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 5 minPantry Thai Salad
Independent adaptation of a publicly published David Thompson recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by David Thompson.
From a starred kitchen.
Ratio
Ingredients
- Sugar — ~3 Tbsp white sugar (45 ml)
- Palm Sugar — 2 Tbsp palm sugar (30 ml)
- Lime Juice — 9 Tbsp lime (135 ml)
- Fish Sauce — 4 Tbsp fish sauce (60 ml)
- Coriander Root — paste 2 coriander roots
- Garlic — 5 garlic
- Bird's Eye Chile — 6 bird chilies
- Salt — salt (1 g)
Method
- Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Sugar, Palm Sugar, Lime Juice, Fish Sauce.
- Add finishing notes: Coriander Root, Garlic, Bird's Eye Chile, Salt.
- Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.
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Provenance
David Thompson works in Thai at Nahm; credentials include Michelin 1* (Nahm, Bangkok / historical).
Originally published as Thai Salad Dressing.
More from this kitchenFAQ
Can this go in a shake jar?
Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.
What do the quantities mean?
Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.
Where did this recipe come from?
Adapted from David Thompson / Thai Food cookbook extract (Blue Apocalypse reprint) (published as “Thai Salad Dressing”). Full citation lives in Provenance.