Thai Green Mango Salad
This Thai Green Mango Salad recipe is bursting with colour and has an irresistible tangy, sweet, spicy flavour. It's so easy to make too!
Equipment
- Mortar and Pestle * if you don't have one, you can use a rolling pin and a sturdy bowl, a food processor, or a spice grinder.
- Large Bowl for mixing
Ingredients
- 1 cup unripe green mango, cut into matchsticks
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
- 1/2 cup sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup cucumber, cut into matchsticks
- 1/2 cup carrots, cut into matchsticks
- 1 cup green eating apple, cut into matchsticks
- ½ cup peanuts, roasted and salted
Optional Ingredients
- 6 large prawns, marinated in salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup imitation crab sticks shredded
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper or sweet red peppers, cut into matchsticks
- 1/2 cup green beans, blanched *quickly boiled for a couple of minutes and dropped into ice water, helps to slightly cook and preserve the colour
- 1/2 cup green bell peppers cut into matchsticks
For Nam Jim Dressing
- 3 Birds Eye chilli or adjust according to desired spice levels
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon coriander
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar *you can substitute with brown sugar or honey
- 1 teaspoon tamarind sauce *optional
Instructions
For The Nam Jim Dressing
- In a mortar and pestle pound together 3 birds eye chillies (or adjust according to taste), 6 cloves peeled garlic, 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar / if using honey add in the next step), 1 tablespoon coriander and .ground black pepper to taste.
- Mix in 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 teaspoon tamarind sauce, if using.
- Get more detailed instructions for Nam Jim Dressing here.
For The Salad
- If using prawns, cook 6 large marinated prawns in a pan on medium high heat until cooked through.
- Put all the vegetables and crabsticks in a large bowl and pour over the Nam Jim Dressing.
- Toss together and and add a generous handful of the peanuts on top.
- Serve with the cooked prawns. Bon Appetit!
Notes
This recipe uses Thai Nam Jim Dressing, a versatile Thai sauce with a characteristic fiery, sweet flavour. Get more detailed instructions for Nam Jim Dressing here.