Thai-Style Crunchy Vegetable Salad Recipe (2024)

This dressing is tasty, and versatile, and adaptable. And we love a chopped salad with whatever is available --lately that’s been cucumber, sugar snap peas, radish, red bell pepper, celery. No lettuce necessary, and it keeps well for a week in the frig, so we make a big batch. It makes having raw veg every day very easy!

Wonderful salad. Consider adding leafy greens, peanuts, a protein (grilled shrimp/chicken, anyone)? BTW, mint is a must. I've been making a version of this dressing for years (Thai Dipping Sauce from Serious Eats). Can be used for so many things. Also, it's adaptable and forgiving even if ingredient ratios are changed (more lime? garlic? fish sauce? It all works). I almost always add sugar to the dressing for balance, and I rarely use oil (don't want/need the added oil flavor). Delicious.

It doesn't even call for an amount of salt and you dont use fish sauce so how can it be too much sodium?

You can also buy vegan 'fish' sauce that makes a great substitute.

No greens, no fish sauce, no salt. What kind of "Thai" salad are you making?? Southeast Asian flavors don't exist without fish sauce (though I will say that it's a stretch to call this recipe Thai; some sugar and white vinegar should be added to balance out the saltiness, and definitely no olive oil).

Like others, I added just a sprinkle of sugar to the dressing and then added chopped peanuts on top. This is a great salad that works with all those bits of veggies you need to use up. I would make this again for sure! It is beautiful and tasty.

Delicious and easy! The season for tender asparagus has passed where I live, so I subbed sugar snap peas. Added chopped mint and peanuts. Instead of adding additional salt to the dressing, I salted the chopped vegetables and let them sit for a couple of minutes before dressing as I typically do with salads. I can see myself making this frequently as the weather warms up.

Made it exactly as written and it was divine!

Delightful, delicious and easy!I happened to see a jicama at the market and added that to the veggie mix - also no cherry tomatoes but a fine early full size salad tomto worked really well. And, in place of the fresh chili, olive oil infused with dried chilis did the trick. Will make again many times -thank you!

Was out of fish sauce but just heard an interview that said Worcestershire is in the same faIly. Worked perfectly. Really fast and fresh salad. Can’t wait try it with fish sauce.

Made this as is but it would have been better with a neutral or peanut oil and crushed peanuts on top. My asparagus was a bit bitter to eat it raw so I’d recommend blanching for 1 min as well. Didn’t add sugar but might make the flavor profile more rounded here.

Way too much sodium and fat for me. I make a similar salad with whatever salad veggies I have on hand--no greens, but often celery. A teaspoon of sesame oil adds a lot of flavor without high fat rather than several tablespoons. I omit the fish sauce because I don't have it on hand. I omit most of the salt because the flavors of the veggies are so good by themselves--and it's healthier.

Loved. Made with my leftover basic Thai dressing (1/3 fish sauce, 1/3 simple syrup, 1/3 lime juice). Was great with grilled flank steak. I’ll make this again.

Chili oil vs raw Serrano pepper, yes! Subtle heat, flavor. Shower w cilantro & mint/ flavor enhancers.

Probably soy sauce would work to give salty and umami flavors.

Amazing-left the garlic out, marinated carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and orange/red pepper-served with extra dressing on mixed salad greens

2Tbs fish sauce 2Tbs oil1/2 tsp salt Fresh pepper Crushed red pepper to taste Fresh peasRed onion

1/22/24 - tasty, and very pretty. I might try this dressing with sesame oil instead, to bump up the flavor. I did not halve the asparagus lengthwise but cut it on the bias in half-inch pieces. I added slivers of radish, seeded Persian cucumbers, and orange carrot.

Another option for the dressing - leave out the olive oil, instead use palm sugar or brown sugar, increase the amount of fish sauce, increase the amount of lime juice and add lime zest.

A very yummy and satisfying salad - I made it with sliced snap peas instead of asparagus- very crunchy and delicious.

This salad is delicious. I agree with others that sugar is needed. I subbed jalapeño and added extra for more kick. Great summer dish light and healthy.

I made this very similar to what it suggested, with cherry tomatoes, snap peas, radishes and cucumbers. I added chickpeas to give it bulk and doubled the dressing. It was good but it was great, the next day, for lunch.

This was a major disappointment. Prepping all the vegetables was too much work to be spoiled by a bland dressing… So, trying to “save” it, I added, as suggested, some sugar, a bit of soy, a dash of roasted sesame oil. Then tried more lime. Still blah! Pass on this one.

Added poached shrimp and a very spicy chili. Perfection on a hot summer night.

A great use of summer garden vegetables. I used a bit of the dressing to briefly marinate shrimp then grilled it and put the cooked shrimp on top of the salad. So light and fresh for a hot summer day.

A favorite combo for years, mixing up veggies as available. Like others, I usually add sugar, also grated ginger to the dressing and more herbs (mint, basil, +cilantro). For a one dish meal (to feed more people) mix with cooked and cooled rice noodles, with/without grilled meats, Asian sausages, poultry, or seafood (or some of each). Toppers: lime slices, chile crisp, sauces (hoisin, peanut, Thai chili), & crispy fried, dried onions (the very available green bean casserole fried onions work!)

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This was a hit! I doubled the recipe for more servings and used Worcestershire sauce because it’s on hand instead of fish sauce. Radishes a must.

huge fan of all Asian food, especially Thai. Further, i make all my dressings from scratch and have for 30 years... So, there are my credentials! BUT must say, this is the worst dressing i've ever tasted.... not sure why; i've made it to the letter and i've tried to 'fix' it.. flat out distastful.

Very good.