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Honey sesame pork salad

for 4 people
NZ Herald
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Ingredients

1Red chilli, finely sliced
1 pieceFresh ginger, 2cm, grated
3 TbspLiquid honey
2 TbspSesame oil
1 TbspRice bran oil, or any other light oil eg grapeseed oil
400 gPork, lean, diced (Main)
1Green pepper
1Red pepper
3Tomatoes
2 cupsFresh herbs, half cup each of fresh mint, basil, coriander and Vietnamese mint
1 bunchSpring onion
1 packetRice noodles, or vermicelli (Main)
2 TbspSesame seeds
1Lemon, or lime, the juice squeezed over before serving

Directions

  1. Mix the chilli and ginger with the honey, a tablespoon of sesame oil and the grapeseed or rice bran oil.
  2. Toss the pork through this mix and leave to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  3. Finely slice the peppers.
  4. Dice tomatoes, removing seeds but leaving skin on.
  5. Pick over the herbs.
  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 the sesame seeds.

To assemble

  1. In a heavy pan sear the pork and remove to a medium oven for 10 minutes to finish cooking. Make sure all the chilli and ginger is cooked with the pork pieces.
  2. Mix the salad and the noodles together and set out on a serving platter or on individual plates.
  3. Sit the cooked pork on top of this, tipping any juices over the salad.
  4. Splash another tablespoon of sesame oil and squeeze a lemon or lime across the ingredients.
  5. Sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds and serve.