Goi Ngo Sen

Name: Goi Ngo Sen
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 300g pickled or fresh lotus stems, halved; 200g prawns, cooked and halved; 150g pork belly, boiled and thinly sliced; 1 carrot, julienned; Vietnamese mint, coriander and Thai basil; Dressing: fish sauce, lime, sugar, garlic and chilli; Roasted peanuts and fried shallots

Gỏi ngó sen/goy NGAW sen/

Also known as: Goi Ngo Sen Tom Thit, Vietnamese Lotus Stem Salad, Lotus Root Salad

About this dish

A crunchy salad of lotus stems with prawns, pork, carrot and herbs in a sweet, sour fish sauce dressing, topped with peanuts.

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Ingredients

🌱300g pickled or fresh lotus stems, halved

🦐200g prawns, cooked and halved

🐖150g pork belly, boiled and thinly sliced

🥕1 carrot, julienned

🌿Vietnamese mint, coriander and Thai basil

🐟Dressing: fish sauce, lime, sugar, garlic and chilli

🥜Roasted peanuts and fried shallots

Method

Serves 2

Rinse and drain the lotus stems well.

Lightly salt the carrot, then squeeze dry.

Mix the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic and chilli into a dressing.

Toss the lotus stems, carrot, prawns, pork and herbs with the dressing.

Top with peanuts and fried shallots and serve with prawn crackers.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Gỏi ngó sen is a festive salad served at Vietnamese weddings, Tết and family celebrations, often with prawn crackers.

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