Chile-Lime Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 red or green jalapeño, unseeded and thinly sliced crosswise, or more to taste
• 1 packed tablespoon light brown sugar

Directions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, jalapeños, and brown sugar. (Or, in a 12-ounce/180-ml or larger jar with a lid, combine the ingredients, cover, then shake vigorously.) Dip a piece of lettuce in the dressing and check the seasonings; add more jalapeños, if you like. The sauce should have a balance of hot, sweet, sour, and salty, which is typical of Thai foods. Keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.