Easy Vietnamese Clam & Onion Salad: A Detailed Recipe Guide

Clam and onion salad is a delicious and nutritious dish, perfect for family meals or gatherings. With the fresh flavors of clams and onions, this salad is sure to please everyone at your table. Let “Sổ Tay Món Ăn” (Sotaymonan.com) guide you through making this simple yet delightful clam and onion salad!

Ingredients

To make clam and onion salad, you will need to prepare the following ingredients:

• Clams: 500g
• Onion: 1 bulb
• Cucumber: 1 fruit
• Carrot: 1 root
• Lime: 1 fruit
• Garlic: 2 cloves
• Chili: 1 fruit
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Sugar: 1 teaspoon
• Fish Sauce: 2 tablespoons
• Cooking Oil: 1 tablespoon

How to Make Clam and Onion Salad

Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients

1. Cucumber: Wash the cucumber, cut off both ends, soak in diluted salt water (about 1 teaspoon of salt) for 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water and drain. Cut the cucumber into bite-sized pieces.
2. Carrot and Onion: Wash carrots and onion, then julienne thinly.
3. Soak Ingredients: Place carrots, onion, and cucumber in a bowl of ice water, soak for about 10 minutes, then remove and drain. Soaking these ingredients in ice water helps them stay fresh and crispy, while also reducing the pungent smell of the onion.
4. Lime, Garlic, Chili: Cut the lime in half, squeeze out the juice. Mince the garlic and chili.
5. Clams: Rinse the clams with water, then soak in diluted salt water with a few chili slices for about 1-2 hours to allow the clams to release sand and impurities.
6. Pork (Optional): If you want to add pork to the salad, scrub the pork clean with coarse salt, rinse with water, and drain. To completely remove any odor from the pork, you can blanch it in boiling water for about 2 minutes, then remove and rinse with cold water. Another tip is to add a little white wine to the blanching water for more effective odor removal.

Step 2: Cook the Clams

1. Boil Clams: Place clams in a pot, add a little water, and bring to a boil. When the clams open, remove them and let them cool. Separate the clam meat from the shells.

Step 3: Make the Salad Dressing

1. Prepare Dressing: In a small bowl, combine lime juice, minced garlic, minced chili, fish sauce, sugar, and cooking oil. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.

Step 4: Mix the Salad

1. Assemble Salad: Place the clam meat, onion, carrot, and cucumber in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the ingredients and mix well to ensure everything is evenly coated. If you added pork, slice it thinly and mix it into the salad.

Step 5: Serve and Enjoy

1. Serve: Arrange the clam and onion salad on a plate, sprinkle with a little toasted sesame seeds or crushed roasted peanuts for added flavor. This salad can be served with rice crackers or prawn crackers.

Conclusion

Clam and onion salad is not only easy to make but also very delicious and nutritious. With this detailed guide from “Sổ Tay Món Ăn”, you can confidently prepare this dish at home. Give it a try and share your experience with us!

Fresh and clean clams after soaking in salt water

Thinly sliced onion