5 pad salad Recipes

rice noodles, vegetable oil, minced garlic, chopped onion, stalk lemongrass , flattened with cleaver and finely chopped, boneless pork loin , julienned, dried shrimp , soaked in 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes (or 1/2 cup salad shrimp plus salt to taste), thai red chili peppers, minced, sugar, fish sauce, fresh lime juice, ketchup, black pepper, eggs, lightly beaten, bean sprouts, chinese chives, chopped (or 1/4 cup chopped green onion plus minced garlic to taste), chopped fresh cilantro, chopped peanuts

cactus pads or fresh or frozen green beans, diced, olive oil, sesame seeds, toasted, lemon juice, garlic cloves, minced, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, pepper

dried rice noodles (rice sticks or mai fun), catsup, sugar, hot chili flakes, salt or asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla), salad oil, garlic, pressed or minced, boned , skinned chicken breast half (6 oz.), sliced into thin strips, shrimp, peeled and deveined, eggs, beaten to blend, green onions, ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch lengths, bean sprouts, rinsed and drained, chopped unsalted roasted peanuts, cilantro sprigs, shredded cabbage, shredded carrot, lime wedges

rice noodles (pad thai noodles), coarsely chopped fresh ginger, thai chiles-stemmed, seeded and chopped , or 1 jalapeno with seeds, stemmed and coarsely chopped, scallion , cut into 2-inch pieces, garlic clove, smashed, asian fish sauce, fresh lime juice, sugar, roasted whole chicken breast, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded (2 cups), carrots, coarsely shredded, kirby cucumber-peeled, seeded and thinly sliced, radishes, thinly sliced, torn cilantro leaves, torn mint leaves, roasted unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped (1 oz), lime wedges, for serving