Bo Phut Salad

Ingredients:

• diced mango, ripe; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• diced tomato, drained; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• chick peas, cooked; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• corn kernels, cooked; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• cooked red beet, 2 slices per person
• leaves of Thai basil ("holy" or "horapha" basil) or of your favorite type of lettuce
• light soy sauce, Japanese
• toasted sesame seeds
• coriander sprigs, 1 per person

Instructions:

Frank's Soup-28 (because it has 28 ingredients)

Ingredients:

• below is for an 8 quart pot (7.5 liter)
• 1 can of Thai "Green Chili and Basil" soup - main ingredients are Thai basil (note: "horapa" or Thai basil has an anis flavor; it does not taste like European/Mediterranean basil at all; do not substitute the latter for That basil!!), cream of coconut, straw and oyster mushrooms, chili peppers, lemon grass, shallots, garlic, sugar, salt, bergamot leaves (similar in flavor to kaffir leaves), and "spices".
• 3 chopped celery stalks
• 6 diced tomatoes
• tomato paste, small can (150 ml)
• 5 potatoes (use a waxy variety); peel and cut into large cubes
• 2 chopped red bell peppers and 1 green bell pepper
• 3 bay leaves
• 250 gr sliced mushrooms, sautéed (in butter!) until browned
• 2 chopped/sliced onions, (at least half) sautéed until golden
• 2 sliced leeks, (at least half) sautéed until golden
• small can of corn