Nuoc cham (Vietnamese dipping sauce)

Nuoc cham is a popular Vietnamese dipping sauce and has the balanced flavours of sweet, sour, salty and spicy.

Ingredients

¼ cup	Limes, freshly squeezed juice, or use lemon juice
2 Tbsp	Sweet chilli sauce, or use 3 tbsp if required
2 Tbsp	Fish sauce
2 Tbsp	Water, or use 3 tbsp if required
1	Garlic clove, very finely chopped
1	Red chilli, or use 2 chillies if required, finely chopped

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients together and mix until the sweet chilli sauce dissolves.
2. Set aside for at least 10 minutes to allow the flavours to mix and mingle.