Vietnamese Pomelo Salad - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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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
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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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