Thai Pork Salad with Kelp Noodles
Lauren Lester- Ready in 20m
- 9.3 g net carbs
- 724 kcal
- Serves 2
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This Thai Pork Salad with Kelp Noodles is one of my go-to weeknight dinners! It’s packed full of flavor from a generous handfuls of fresh herbs, garlic, ginger, shallots, and the most delicious sauce made out of coconut aminos, fish sauce, and lime juice. Traditionally, you can serve this meat salad with cellophane noodles or in lettuce cups but we’re opting for kelp noodles and a few lettuce cups too for good measure.
Kelp noodles are a low carb alternative to regular noodles and boast some great health benefits such as being high in iodine, calcium, and iron. I love the crunchy texture but if you’d like them softer you can soak them in hot water instead of just rinsing them with cool water before serving.
Step-by-step
Heat the fat in a large skillet over high heat. Add in the pork and shallot, cook 6-8 minutes breaking the pork into small pieces with the back of a wooden spoon. Once the pork has browned mix together the minced garlic, minced ginger, 1/2 of the herbs, and green onions in a small bowl as well as the fish sauce, coconut aminos, lime juice and zest, red pepper flakes, and white pepper in another small bowl.
Add the herb mixture to the pan and cook 1 minute, add in the sauce and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and stir in the remaining herbs. Taste for salt and add a pinch if necessary.
Serve the pork salad with the lettuce cups, ...
... kelp noodles, and additional lime wedges.
Recipe
Thai Pork Salad with Kelp Noodles
★★★★★4.9Refreshing low-carb, keto & paleo salad made with ground pork, fresh herbs, lime and kelp noodles. Tasty and ...
- Hands on
- 10m
- Overall
- 20m
- Servings
- 2
- 9.3 g
- Net carbs
- 41 g
- Protein
- 55.2 g
- Fat
- 724
- kcal
Ingredients makes 2 servings
Instructions
Heat the fat in a large skillet over high heat. Add in the pork and shallot, cook 6-8 minutes breaking the pork into small pieces with the back of a wooden spoon. Once the pork has browned mix together the minced garlic, minced ginger, 1/2 of the herbs, and green onions in a small bowl as well as the fish sauce, coconut aminos, lime juice and zest, red pepper flakes, and white pepper in another small bowl.
Add the herb mixture to the pan and cook 1 minute, add in the sauce and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and stir in the remaining herbs. Taste for salt and add a pinch if necessary.
Serve the pork salad with the lettuce cups, ...
... kelp noodles, and additional lime wedges.
Nutrition per serving
Carbs 5%Protein 23%Fat 72% of calories
- Net carbs
- 9.3 g
- Total carbs
- 14.5 g
- Fiber
- 5.2 g
- Sugars
- 3.2 g
- Protein
- 41 g
- Fat
- 55.2 g
- Saturated fat
- 23.5 g
- Calories
- 724 kcal
- Sodium
- 951 mg · 41.4% RDA
- Magnesium
- 86 mg · 21.6% RDA
- Potassium
- 1,013 mg · 50.7% EMR
Nutrition by ingredient
| Per serving | Net carbs | Protein | Fat | kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut oil, extra virgin | 0 g | 0 g | 6.7 g | 61 |
| Pork, minced (ground), outdoor reared (~ 20% fat) | 0 g | 38 g | 47.7 g | 592 |
| Basil, fresh | 0.1 g | 0.2 g | 0 g | 1 |
| Mint, fresh | 0.4 g | 0.2 g | 0.1 g | 4 |
| Coriander (cilantro), fresh | 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 1 |
| Ginger root, fresh | 0.8 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 4 |
| Garlic, fresh | 1.4 g | 0.3 g | 0 g | 7 |
| Shallot, fresh | 2 g | 0.4 g | 0 g | 11 |
| Spring onion, scallion, green onion, fresh | 0.7 g | 0.3 g | 0 g | 5 |
| Fish sauce | 0.3 g | 0.5 g | 0 g | 3 |
| Coconut aminos (substitute to soy sauce) | 0.5 g | 0 g | 0 g | 2 |
| Lime zest (peel), fresh | 0.1 g | 0 g | 0 g | 2 |
| Lime juice, fresh | 1.4 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 5 |
| Peppers, chile (chili), flaked and dried, spices | 0.7 g | 0.3 g | 0.4 g | 8 |
| Spices, pepper, white | 0.3 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 2 |
| Kelp noodles | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 9 |
| Lettuce, Romaine | 0.5 g | 0.5 g | 0.1 g | 7 |
| Total | 9.3 g | 41 g | 55.2 g | 724 |
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Egg free
- Nut free
- Avocado free
- Coconut free
- Shellfish free
- Beef free
Goes well with
Add a side and it's a complete meal.
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Comments & ratings (4)
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I made this recipe, the Thai pork salad with kelp noodles, last night for dinner and it reminded me EXACTLY of the larb I used to eat at the Thai restaurant my family and I would go out to once a week growing up. The flavors are so on point! I don't generally prefer pork so I made with very lean, 100% grass-fed beef and added about 4 extra tablespoons of butter to get the fat/protein ratio as close as possible to the end product in the recipe.
And with that, I'll finish with a thank you thank you thank you! Please keep posting these delicious recipes!
Where do I get these kelp noodles?
Hi Roman, I added a link to Amazon - see the list of ingredients. I hope this helps.
Thank you