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Cuttlefish, cucumber and ruby grapefruit salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for cuttlefish, cucumber and ruby grapefruit salad by Kevin Pham of Perth restaurant Nahm Thai.
Cuttlefish, cucumber and ruby grapefruit salad

Cuttlefish, cucumber and ruby grapefruit salad

Chris Chen
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“My favourite place to dine in Perth is a little Thai place in north Perth called Nahm Thai. Kevin Pham, the chef, is a self-taught young Vietnamese guy who has a great understanding of the nuances of Thai food. His food is simply presented, well cooked, with nice punchy flavours. The perfect place to eat on a chef’s night off. The cuttlefish salad is sensational.”

David Coomer, Star Anise, WA

Ingredients

Nahm jim

Method

Main

1.For nahm jim, combine sugar and fish sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring to the boil and cook until lightly caramelised and becomes a light syrup (3-5 minutes). Cool then add lime juice just before serving.
2.Heat frying pan over high heat and cook cuttlefish until just cooked through (1-2 minutes each side), then slice lengthways into 1½cm-thick strips. Combine in a bowl with remaining ingredients except fried shallots, toss to combine. Drizzle with nahm jim and serve immediately scattered with fried shallots.

Fried shallots are from Asian grocers.

Notes

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