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Egg Yolk Salad Dressing

Egg yolk salad dressing is commonly seen and made in the Laotian cuisine known as Yum salad. Hard boil egg yolks is the star of this dressing. It’s usually made with hard boiled egg yolks, fish sauce, oil, sugar & lime juice. Everyone has there own take on it, which is pretty fun to experiment. It’s savory, full of umami, a little sour, and just so good!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Hmong, Lao
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 6 whole hard boil egg yolks (You can add more yolks for a richer flavor)
  • 2 Tbsp sugar (I used turbinado sugar)
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 1/4 Cup lime juice
  • 1/4 Cup neutral Oil (Vegetable oil or Avocado oil)
  • 1/4 Cup kewpie Mayo (or mayo of choice)
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp mushroom seasoning
  • Pinch salt (optional)

Instructions
 

For the dressing

  • Place everything into a blender and blend until the the garlic is fully minced/fine (about 30 secs). Taste and adjust seasonings. You have the option to add more lime juice, more spice, sugar, and salt! 

For the Salad

  • Place everything into a bowl and add in half the dressing. Mix gently. Taste and add more dressing if you want. Enjoy fresh the day of! 
    The dressing can be made a day a head. Place in the fridge for up to 4 days.
    1 head of green leaf lettuce (washed/dried/chopped) 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes (sliced or whole) 1 english cucumber (sliced) 6 hard boil egg whites (Use the leftover from above and slice into bite size pieces) 1 cup shredded or ribboned carrots Cilantro and toasted peanuts to garnish Optional: Ham, Bacon, cooked ground pork, etc! 

Notes

The dressing can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. Allowing the salad dressing to sit overnight will enhance the flavor. So I recommend using the dressing the day after it's made. 
You can add more egg yolks for a more yolky flavor. I've done 8 instead of 6 and it tasted just as great. It's up to you :) 
The salad is best eaten the day it's been dressed. It will get watery as it sits. 
You can add other protein of choice (Cooked ground pork, ham, turkey, chicken) 
Keyword Egg yolk salad dressing, Salad dressing
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