Grammy's Kitchen · Pad Thai · Thai Quinoa Salad with Fresh Herbs and Lime
One of 136 pad thai recipes we measured
161 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 136.
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Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1 cup quinoa, (rinsed (or pre-washed)) | |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper, (cut into bite-sized strips) |
| 61 g | 1 carrot, (peeled and grated) |
| 1 English cucumber, (seeded and diced) | |
| 2 scallions, (white and green parts, finely sliced) | |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons fresh chopped mint or basil ((optional)) |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, (from 3 to 4 limes) |
| 14 g | 2 1/2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce |
| 20 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons sugar |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes ((or less if you don't like heat)) |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this for lunch today and was able to make it from start to finish (including washing of dishes) while our baby took his afternoon nap. It was delicious and my wife and I are looking forward to the leftovers! This is the third recipe I’ve made from your ” — a cook
“Haven’t made yet, but sounds fabulous and will do so in a minute. I’m thrilled to find someone who “gets” Quinoa. In fact, I go lower than you do and do a 1/1 ratio. The first time I made it following package directions it was tasteless mush. I bet many people” — a cook