Vietnamese pork salad

Name: Vietnamese pork salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 tsp Golden Caster Sugar; Juice of 2 Lime; 1 chopped Red Chilli; Handful Coriander; 1 tablespoon Sesame Seed Oil; 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce; 500 g Pork Tenderloin; For brushing Vegetable Oil; 1/4 White Cabbage; 1 chopped Cucumber; 5 chopped Celery; 3 sliced thinly Spring Onions; 1 chopped Red Chilli; 2 chopped Lemongrass Stalks; Zest of 1 Lime; Handful Coriander; Handful Mint

A classic Vietnamese pork from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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servings

231

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Vietnamese Pork in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vietnamese-pork-salad

Ingredients

1 tspGolden Caster Sugar
Juice of 2Lime
1 choppedRed Chilli
HandfulCoriander
1 tablespoonSesame Seed Oil
1 tablespoonFish Sauce
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce
500 gPork Tenderloin
For brushingVegetable Oil
1/4White Cabbage
1 choppedCucumber
5 choppedCelery
3 sliced thinlySpring Onions
1 choppedRed Chilli
2 choppedLemongrass Stalks
Zest of 1Lime
HandfulCoriander
HandfulMint

Instructions

01
The day before: make the dressing. Put the sugar and lime juice in a pan with 1 tbsp water and bring to the boil to dissolve the sugar. Add the chilli and coriander and stir well, then pulse in a blender until smooth. Tip into a bowl, then stir in the sesame oil, fish sauce, soy sauce and sesame seeds to make a dressing. Cover and chill until needed.
02
Two hours before serving: heat a griddle pan. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Brush the pork with oil and griddle on all sides for a few minutes until seared. Transfer to a baking tray and put in the oven for about 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Cool, thinly slice against the grain of the meat. Tip into a bowl and pour over half the dressing.
03
To serve: toss the remaining salad ingredients in a bowl with the remaining dressing. Pile on to a platter, top with the pork slices and spoon over any juices.