4 cups cooked rice
3 cups very sweet fresh pineapple, 1/2-inch sq. diced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 cup carrot, 1/4-inch sq. diced
1 cup red bell pepper, roasted and without skin (you may use canned or bottled peppers)
1 1/2 cups green onion, cut in fine roundels
1/2 tsp. fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 cup lettuce (preferably iceberg) cut in about 1-inch squares
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp. butter
salt, sugar & pepper, to taste
enough lettuce leaves to decorate the serving bowl
1/3 cup of very hot red chili pepper (optional!)

All ingredients must be cold. The cooked rice should be salty to taste.

It is advisable for any salad recipe to have more quantities per ingredient, to adjust as per your liking. Begin by frying the onion and carrot until soft, adding about 1/2 tbsp. of sugar and enough salt. Let cool.

Mix all other ingredients and adjust salt & pepper. Cover the bottom of a nice serving bowl with enough lettuce leaves, add the salad and let cool into the fridge. The hot chili pepper is optional but recommended if you like to have a really Thai salad!

Submitted by: Luis De Santis T. Venezuela