Recipes · Thai · Salads
Nam Tok Mu (Grilled Pork Salad)
One serving has 440 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (115%), vitamin K (86%), selenium (75%), pyridoxine (58%), zinc (56%) and niacin (50%). Ready in 30 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (268 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 10 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 30 g Shallots, raw
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 5 g Cilantro, fresh
- 5 g Mint, fresh
- 10 g Fish sauce
- 15 g Lime juice
- 3 g Chilies, dried red
- 30 g Lettuce, leaf, raw
Method
- Toast the raw rice in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring, until golden and fragrant, then grind to a coarse powder.
- Grill the pork over medium-high heat (about 200 °C/400 °F) until cooked through with clear juices (74 °C/165 °F), about 6-8 minutes per side; rest, then slice thinly.
- Toss the sliced pork while still warm with the fish sauce, lime juice and dried chili flakes.
- Add the shallot, scallion, cilantro, mint and toasted rice powder, and toss again.
- Serve over the lettuce leaves.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 440 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 19 g | |
| Water | 188 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.1 g | 11% |
| Protein | 29 g | 60% |
| Tryptophan | 0.34 g | |
| Threonine | 1.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.2 g | |
| Lysine | 2.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.7 g | |
| Cystine | 0.35 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.94 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 1 g | |
| Fat | 27.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 12.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.5 g | |
| Saturated | 9.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg | |
| Calcium | 75.5 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 3.7 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 67.5 mg | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 328 mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 802 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 41.4 µg | 75% |
| Sodium | 904 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.5 mg | 56% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.3 mg | 115% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.52 mg | 47% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7 mg | 50% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 28% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.76 mg | 58% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 75.1 µg | 19% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.2 µg | 48% |
| Choline | 105 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin A | 186 µg | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 15.6 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 105 IU | 18% |
| Vitamin E | 0.68 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 77.7 µg | 86% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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