Clam Salad

Name: Clam Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 lbs Manila clams, rinsed; 3 tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 2 garlic clove, minced; 2 Thai bird eye chili, minced; 3 cups green cabbage, shredded; 1 cup carrot, julienned; 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, torn; 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, crushed

Tender steamed clams tossed with crisp shredded cabbage, aromatic fresh herbs, and a zesty lime chili dressing.

30 minEasyServes 4180 cal/serving

VietnameseSaladStovetopPescatarianLow CarbHigh ProteinHalal-friendlyGluten-FreeDairy-FreeEgg-FreePork-FreeAlcohol-FreeCorn-Free

Ingredients

2 lbs Manila clams, rinsed
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 garlic clove, minced
2 Thai bird eye chili, minced
3 cups green cabbage, shredded
1 cup carrot, julienned
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, torn
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup roasted peanuts, crushed

Instructions

1

Bring a small pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat.
2

Add 2 lbs rinsed Manila clams, cover tightly, and steam for 5 minutes until shells open fully and reach an internal temperature of 145°F.
3

Remove meat from shells, discard unopened clams, and allow meat to cool completely.
4

In a small bowl, whisk 3 tbsp fresh lime juice, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp granulated sugar, 2 minced garlic clove, and 2 minced Thai bird eye chili until sugar dissolves.
5

In a large bowl, combine 3 cups shredded green cabbage, 1 cup julienned carrot, 1/2 cup torn fresh mint leaves, 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, and cooled clam meat.
6

Drizzle dressing overall, toss gently to combine, and top with 1/4 cup crushed roasted peanuts before serving.

Questions

How long does Clam Salad keep?

Dressed, it is best the day it is made. Keep the components separate and refrigerated and they hold about two days; dress just before serving.

Can I halve or double Clam Salad?

Yes. As written it serves 4. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. When doubling on the stovetop, use your widest pan or work in two batches so the food sears instead of steaming.

Serve it with

Com Tam main
Banh Mi Thit main
Bun Oc soup

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is a plain-text cooking reference of 3,876 recipes, free to read and cook from, with no account and no paywall. In the app, this entry scales itself: half, standard, or double batch, every quantity recomputed inside the step that uses it. No ads, no life stories, no photos of somebody else's dinner.

The entries are curated and public-domain sourced, written to a fixed template and checked against it: tested quantities, one closed vocabulary of methods, and precomputed half and double batches on every line. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser, instantly. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually, and the first 30 days are free.