Vietnamese Pomelo Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Salad
    2 pomelo fruit, bite sized pieced (or 2 very large sweet grapefruite or 4 smaller ones)
    1 bell pepper, green, chopped
    1 bell pepper, red, chopped
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
    1 carrot, shredded (or chopped)
    3 shallots, chopped (about 1/3 cup, use onion if no shallots at home)
    1/3 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
    1/3 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped (spicier Asian best)
    1/4 roasted peanuts, chopped
    Dressing
    2 tablespoons fish sauce
    1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice (lemon ok)
    1 tablespoon water
    2 tablespoons sugar
    2 teaspoons fresh chili peppers, chopped (jalapeno or serrano)
    1 teaspoon garlic, minced
    1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
    1/4 teaspoon white pepper (black ok)
Preparation
    Toss all salad ingredients except the peanuts.
    In a small bowl combine dressing ingredients. Let is sit to develop the flavor.
    Pour dressing over the salad and stir gently.
    Just before serving, sprinkle the peanuts over the salad.

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