ngredients
Serves: 4
For the dressing
100 g salted and dried mackerel, or other salted bony fish
500 ml water
150 g palm sugar
2 stalks lemongrass, sliced
2 cm piece galangal, peeled and sliced
3 shallots, sliced
5 kaffir lime leaves
For the rest of the salad
3-4 cups cooked leftover rice
8 French beans, sliced thin
1/2 stalk lemongrass, sliced paper thin
40 g dried fish, such as mackerel, minced
1 handful watercress, stemmed and washed
60 g toasted coconut flakes
5 kaffir lime leaves, julienned
2 limes, skins removed and minced; also reserve the juice
Roasted ground chillies to taste