Green mango salad (Goi Xoai)- A Thai inspired creation

Sitting in the fruit compartment of the fridge are a couple of beautiful green mangoes. There are two varieties,  the sweet and the slightly sour, both are deliciously crunchy in texture. Slice them up and serve with chilli salt, it has to be one of my favourite fruit. Hmmm.....just thinking about it makes me salivate.

I love to use the sour variety for salads, this is a Thai inspired creation with tomatoes, red onions and dried shrimp. The sweet, sour and salty dressing makes this a perfect accompaniment with BBQ meats and fried food.

Green mango salad -by Anthony of Foodaffairvietnam 

Serving 4

Ingredients

1 large green mango, julianned 

1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 tomato, thinly sliced
1/4 cup dried shrimp
1 handful of coriander

Dressing

2 birds eye chilli, (very hot), optional
1/2 tsp of dried shrimp paste, optional
1 garlic
4 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
juice of 1 lemon


Directions

1. Add chilli, garlic and dried shrimp paste with a tbsp of sugar to mortar and pestle. Pound chilli  and garlic to a paste consistency.
2. Add the remaining sugar with lemon juice and fish sauce, stir to dissolve sugar.
3. Add the all the other ingredients into the sauce and toss lightly.
4. Transfer onto a serving plate and top with some coriander leaves.