Tomato, Tamarind & Peanut Salad With Marinated Pork, Chicken Or Tofu - Cuisine Magazine - From New Z

Ingredients

• TOMATO, TAMARIND & PEANUT SALAD
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2-3 teaspoons palm sugar, grated (or use brown sugar)
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used The Good Oil extra virgin rapeseed oil)
• 1 shallot, finely sliced
• 800g tomatoes (any colour or shape)
• 1 good handful of herbs such as Vietnamese mint, coriander and Thai basil, roughly torn
• 50g roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
• MARINATED PORK, CHICKEN OR TOFU
• 1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped
• 1 shallot, roughly chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• 1½ teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 600g pork steaks, chicken thighs or sliced firm tofu