Spicy Thai-Style Pomelo, Green Bean, and Zucchini Salad

Thai pomelos tend to be dryer and less sweet than their American-available counterparts, but that shouldn't stop you from using them in a Thai-inspired salad nonetheless. Heck, even bitter grapefruit would make a great addition to this salad that combines fiery heat, bitterness, and sweetness in perfect balance.

Thai Salad with Chicken and Lime Peanut Dressing

Thai Salad: The other day, I had a mega-craving for Thai food. But, alas, I didn’t have any Thai basil on hand, or rice noodles (because of course, like the uh…non-Thai person that I am, the things that I most associate with Thai cooking are pad gra prow (Thai basil stir-fry) and pad thai).

Spicy Cabbage Salad With Fish Sauce Dressing

Green papaya salad is a Southeast Asian classic, but that green papaya can be hard to find in many parts of the States. Inspired by the flavors of that salad, but using more readily available produce like cabbage, carrot, and green apple, this salad hits all the same notes without sending you on a shopping wild goose chase.

Vietnamese Citrus and Noodle Salad With Fresh Herbs and Fried Yuba (Tofu Skin)

Crispy fried tofu skin, rice noodles, handfuls of herbs, and crunchy, fresh vegetables combine for a light-yet-hearty salad with a huge variety of textures and flavors, all dressed with a punchy lime, garlic, and chile dressing.

Charred Corn, Radish, Jicama, and Green Bean Salad With Lime Dressing

A bright summer salad of charred corn, green beans, radishes, and jicama in a lime and olive oil dressing.

Grilled Vegetable and Jasmine Rice Salad With Herbs and Cashews

Inspired by Thai grilled beef salad, this salad replaces the meat with smoky grilled vegetables and adds fragrant jasmine rice. It's loaded with fresh herbs and dressed with a bracing, fish sauce-lime vinaigrette.

Thai Pomelo and Shrimp Salad (Miang Som O)

I used to call miang "one-bite salad," but I'm rethinking it as it seems to suggest that you're supposed to wrap the whole thing up into a big bundle and eat it in one bite. Calling it "salad cups" doesn't do it either since a miang like this isn't usually served assembled in little lettuce cups. Either way, this shrimp and pomelo salad served with chili jam is simple, balanced, and delicious.

Isan-Style Spicy Thai Fried Pork Rind and Herb Salad

The dressing for this salad fires on all cylinders with big bursts of hot, acidic, sweet, and savory elements all in balance. The dressing coats crisp fried pork rinds, softening them up slightly, and making them taste almost bright and refreshing when coupled with plenty of fresh herbs and bean sprouts.

Thai Spicy Duck Salad

An intoxicating juxtaposition of flavors, including spicy and salty lime dressing, sweet pineapple, nutty cashews, and lightly smoky duck, make this a salad of the highest order.

Fruity Black Rice Salad With Cilantro, Avocado, and Pepitas in Chili-Orange Vinaigrette

This black rice salad is full of color: avocado and cilantro for a shock of green, mangoes and oranges for some contrast, followed by a sprinkle of red onion and a shower of earthy, crunchy pepitas, all tied together with chile and cumin-spiked orange vinaigrette.