Type of dish
Salads
Raw vegetables, herbs, grains and fruit – from Mediterranean salads to the fiery salads of Southeast Asia.
8 dishes · 10 countries
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salad
Conch salad
Bahamas Raw conch meat diced and “cooked” in lime juice with onion, sweet pepper and tomato.
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salad
Larb
Laos, Thailand A warm salad of minced meat with lime, fish sauce, chilli, mint and toasted ground rice.
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salad
Som tam (green papaya salad)
Laos, Thailand A crunchy salad of shredded green papaya pounded in a mortar with chilli, garlic, lime and fish sauce.
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salad
Lahpet thoke (tea leaf salad)
Myanmar A salad of fermented tea leaves with crunchy peanuts, fried beans, garlic chips, sesame, tomato and cabbage.
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salad · vegetarian
Gado-gado
Indonesia A salad of blanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh, potatoes and egg, dressed with a thick peanut sauce.
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salad · vegan
Tabbouleh
Lebanon A fresh salad of finely chopped parsley, mint and tomatoes with a little bulgur, lemon and olive oil.
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salad · vegetarian
Shopska salad
Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onion under a snowy cap of grated white cheese, dressed with oil and vinegar.
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salad · vegetarian
Greek salad (horiatiki)
Greece Tomatoes, cucumber, onion, green pepper and olives with a thick slab of feta, oregano and plenty of olive oil.