So this salad has peaked my interest for quite some time but I knew I'd have a problem getting the tom yam paste. And keeping with their reputation Metro proved fruitless for me. I scoured the international food aisle for at least 15 minutes and found a ton of different pastes but not tom yam paste. So I went to customer service and (no I didn't tell them their grocery store is piece of shit - though I should have) asked them if they carry it - just to make sure I wasn't missing it. The girl called the manger and she'd never even heard of tom yam paste. Did I mention I love living in the suburbs???
Anyway, I headed back to the international food aisle cursing myself for not having an iphone or any kind of phone that can surf the web (I don't even remember what year I got my phone - that's how old it is). I considered texting sister but I thought - nah just wing it. So after careful contemplation I came up with "Sambal Oelek Ground Fresh chili Paste" ...Use it to "heat up" your stir-fry dishes, pizza, eggs, pasta, or anything you desire. .... That's what the label says. I figured it would do the job. I'm quite sure that tom yam paste would be much better but this suited fine.
The recipe is simple and straight forward -and it makes a considerable amount - well speaking as someone who cooks for 2. We have left overs for sure. I thought it was decent and Husband just straight out told me he liked it without me even asking -which means he must have really liked it. This salasd has lots of greens for you which is what I was looking for from this - I've neglected my veggies lately. I think this makes a pretty decent dish and I'd say adding some firm spicy tofu to it would make it really hearty.
I've managed to drink and entire martini while writing this blog - and its hasn't taken me that long. I gotta tell ya my head feels a little lighter right now....time for another! Cheers!
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