Green Mango Salad, How to cook thai foods.

This menu in Thai is called Yam Mamuang

Green mangoes aren’t always available so this easy-to-make salad can be made with tart green apple instead

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 4 green mangoes

2 2 tbsp lemon juice

3 3 to 4 tbsp dried shrimps, ground finely

4 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, ground finely

5 4 tbsp fish sauce

6 2 tbsp sugar

7 2 tbsp roasted chili paste, bought or home-made

8 ¼ cup mint leaves

9 2 scallions, chopped

4 brown Thai shallots, sliced

10 ¼ cup coriander leaves, chopped

11 1 small fresh chili, chopped

12 6 green salad leaves, to serve

13 Mint and coriander leaves, to garnish


Directions:

1 Peel, core and slice mangoes into fine shreds. In a bowl, gently combine shredded mango with the lemon juice, dried shrimp, peanuts, fish sauce, sugar and chili paste.
2 Stir through mint leaves, scallions, brown shallots, coriander leaves and fresh chilis.
3 Taste to see if a little extra sugar or lemon juice is needed to balance flavors.
4 Heap on to a bed of salad leaves and garnish with mint and coriander leaves.