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DRESSING

  • 1/2 red chili pepper
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce

SALAD

  • 300 g pork tenderloin
  • 230 g lychees (fresh or canned)
  • 250 g tomatoes
  • 220 g red onions
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 10 sprigs fresh coriander
  • 4 spring onions (green part only)
  • freshly ground pepper
  • Salt

Preparation of the Dressing

  • 1
    Cut the chili pepper lengthwise, remove the seeds, and finely chop the flesh. In a bowl, mix with lime juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and fish sauce until the sugar has completely dissolved.

Preparation of the Salad

  • 1
    Clean the pork tenderloin and cut into slices about 1.5 cm thick. Season with salt and pepper and mix in a bowl with the soy sauce. Marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Afterwards, remove the meat and pat dry with kitchen paper.
  • 2
    Heat the oil in a pan over high heat and sear the meat on both sides until browned. Let cool on a plate and then cut into strips about 2 cm wide.
  • 3
    Core the tomatoes and cut the flesh into wedges about 1 cm thick. Cut the red onions into fine wedges (max. 0.5 cm). Cut the spring onions into fine rings. Roughly chop the coriander (leaves and stems). Quarter the lychees.
  • 4
    In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, onions, spring onions, lychees, coriander, and the meat. Add the dressing, stir well, and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight). Mix well again before serving.
Tip
Instead of regular tomatoes, you can also use cherry tomatoes, which you simply halve.
If you don't like coriander, you can use flat-leaf parsley and a few mint leaves. However, with fresh coriander, the salad tastes most authentic after marinating.

DRESSING

SALAD