Nom xoai – Mango Salad

4 SERVINGS

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SALAD

1 unripe mango
1 carrot
1/2 cucumber
a handful of perilla
a handful of mint
a handful of coriander
a handful of mung bean sprouts
300 g shrimp
50 g peanuts
2 slices of ginger
1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 chili pepper

DRESSING

2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ chili pepper
2 cloves of garlic

INSTRUCTIONS

1
Cut the mango, carrot, and cucumber into thin strips. Place the mung bean sprouts, chopped perilla, mint, and coriander in a bowl.
2
Sauté the shrimp with garlic and ginger, season with fish sauce, salt, and pepper.
3
Mix the salad thoroughly and pour over the dressing, which you prepare by mixing all the ingredients and adding 2 tablespoons of water. Season the salad with salt and pepper. Serve the shrimp on the salad.
4
Roast the peanuts, let them cool, and then crush them, leaving them in larger pieces. Sprinkle them over the served salad.

Marcela Vuong

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