Pork is given an Asian flavour in this honey and sesame salad. Photo / Doug Sherring
Pork is given an Asian flavour in this honey and sesame salad. Photo / Doug Sherring
Serves 4
400g diced lean pork pieces 1 red chilli, finely sliced 2cm piece of fresh ginger, grated 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 3 tomatoes 2 spring onions Rice noodles or vermicelli 2 tbsp sesame seeds
1 Mix the chilli and ginger with 3 tablespoons of liquid honey, a tablespoon of sesame oil and a tablespoon ofa light oil such as grapeseed or rice bran.
2 Toss the pork through this mix and leave to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
4 Dice tomatoes, removing seeds but leaving skin on.
5 Pick over half a cup of each of these fresh herbs: mint, basil, coriander and Vietnamese mint.
6 Finely chop the spring onions. Toss all these ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
7 Cook off the noodles by blanching in boiling water. Cool by running cold water through them and allow to drain. You need around 2 cups of cooked noodles.
8 Toast sesame seeds.
To assemble
In a heavy pan sear the pork and remove to a medium oven for 10 mins to finish cooking. Make sure all the chilli and ginger is cooked with the pork pieces.
