A classic Vietnamese dipping sauce, nuoc cham is equivalent parts mouthwatering, sour, hot, and sweet thanks to a mix of fish sauce, lime juice, fresh chiles, and sugar. Here you’ll mix those exactsame tastes into a cold gazpacho base, playing up the natural sweettaste of ripe treasure tomatoes. To aid emulsify the mix, sesame oil stands in for the standard olive oil, supplying nutty balance and assisting to curb the heat.
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Ingredients
4 servings
3
scallions
1–2
medium red Fresno chiles
2
lb. treasure tomatoes, coarsely sliced
½
large English hothouse cucumber, peeled, seeds eliminated, coarsely sliced
1
garlic clove, carefully grated
¼
cup fresh lime juice
2
tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt
1
tsp. sugar
3
Tbsp. fish sauce
1
Tbsp. toasted sesame oil, plus more for sprinkling
Sesame seeds