Recipes · Thai · Salads

Yam Khai Dao (Fried Egg Salad)

One serving has 343 kcal and 15 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (82%), choline (72%), selenium (58%), riboflavin (51%), vitamin A (42%) and cobalamin (39%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Yam Khai Dao (Fried Egg Salad)
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  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (236 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: egg, fish

Ingredients

  • 100 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 15 g Vegetable oil
  • 20 g Shallots, raw
  • 40 g Cherry tomatoes, raw
  • 5 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 3 g Mint, fresh
  • 15 g Lime juice
  • 10 g Fish sauce
  • 5 g Sugar
  • 3 g Chilies, dried red
  • 20 g Lettuce, leaf, raw

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a small pan until quite hot and fry the eggs until the edges turn crisp and golden and the yolk is cooked to your liking; drain and cut into wedges.
  2. Whisk the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and dried chili flakes together for the dressing.
  3. Toss the shallot, cherry tomatoes, cilantro and mint with the dressing.
  4. Arrange the lettuce on a plate, top with the egg wedges and spoon the dressed vegetables and dressing over.
  5. Serve immediately while the egg is still warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy343 kcal16%
Carbohydrates16 g
Water176 mL
Fiber3 g10%
Protein14.8 g31%
Tryptophan0.18 g
Threonine0.6 g
Isoleucine0.72 g
Leucine1.2 g
Lysine0.97 g
Methionine0.39 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine0.72 g
Tyrosine0.53 g
Valine0.91 g
Histidine0.33 g
Fat25.1 g
Monounsaturated7.1 g
Polyunsaturated10.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.06 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-69.2 g
Saturated5.5 g
Trans-Fats0.14 g
Cholesterol372 mg
Calcium92.1 mg9%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron3 mg17%
Magnesium48.1 mg16%
Manganese0.29 mg16%
Phosphorus239 mg34%
Potassium490 mg10%
Selenium32.2 µg58%
Sodium944 mg
Zinc1.6 mg20%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.56 mg51%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.1 mg8%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.7 mg34%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.36 mg28%
Folate (vitamin B9)79.8 µg20%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.94 µg39%
Choline308 mg72%
Vitamin A297 µg42%
Vitamin C21.6 mg29%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)82 IU14%
Vitamin E3 mg20%
Vitamin K73.8 µg82%

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

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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