Thai Wild Pork Salad | Wild Table

05/14/2025
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This Thai wild pork salad is an exciting way to enjoy feral hogs: bright, exciting, flavourful, and delicious!

  • Prep Time: 40 min
  • Cook Time: 20 min
  • Yield: 2 servings on its own, or 4 servings as part of a larger meal

Ingredients

  • 1/2lb wild pork loin or 1 domestic pork tenderloin
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 handful cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 scallions, thickly chopped
  • 1/4 red onion, sliced
  • 1 stalk celery, sliced
  • 1/4 cucumber, roughly chopped
  • 1 fresh chili or jalapeño, seeded and chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili paste or sambal oelek

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Pour the 1/4 cup (60ml) fish sauce into a dish, and roll the pork in it to marinate for 30 minutes while the oven preheats. 
  3. Transfer pork to an oven safe dish and roast for 20 minutes, or until internal temperature is past 155°F (do not eat wild pork that hasn’t been cooked past 145°F!). Let rest while you prepare the salad. 
  4. To a large sturdy bowl, add the tomatoes, scallions, onion, celery, cucumber, chili, and garlic. Use a rolling pin or wooden spoon to lightly bash all of the vegetables, bruising them, but not smushing them into oblivion. 
  5. Slice the pork thinly and add it to the bowl along with the cilantro, peanuts, the tablespoon (15ml) of fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili paste. Mix very well, then serve immediately. Enjoy!

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