Vietnamese Pomelo Salad

Submitted by Ambervim

"Fresh and bright! Crab would be a nice addition."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6-8

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)

directions

1. Toss all salad ingredients except the peanuts.
2. In a small bowl combine dressing ingredients. Let is sit to develop the flavor.
3. Pour dressing over the salad and stir gently.
4. Just before serving, sprinkle the peanuts over the salad.

Reviews

[adopt a greyhound]

Made half a recipe for the two of us and turned out great. Only second time using pomelo but was very good.