Nuoc Cham With Shredded Carrots And Daikon

Ingredients

some scallions
2 garlic
1 chile pepper
26 gr sugar
30 gr lime
60 ml rice vinegar
60 gr nuoc mam
1 carrot
1 daikon
4 gr sugar
1 head of boston lettuce
2 lengths
95 gr coriander leaves
18 gr mint leaves
34 gr asian
1 slice cucumber
4 bean sprouts

Instructions

Combine the garlic, chile and sugar in a mortar and pound with a pestle to a fine paste. Add the lime juice, vinegar, fish sauce and quarter cup water. Stir to blend. (Alternately, combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process for 30 seconds, until the sugar dissolves. Toss the carrot and daikon shreds with the sugar in a small bowl. Let stand 15 minutes to soften the vegetables. Add the Nuoc Cham to the softened vegetables and stir. On a large platter, decoratively arrange the vegetable ingredients in separate groups.