SPICY FRESH FRUITS SALAD ( ROJAK )

Mixed fruits A:

Cucumber

Guava

Pineapple

Green mango

Ripe but firm papaya

Green apple

Jicama (sengkung) 

Add any fruits of your choice, all sliced.

B:

Fried prawn crackers

(crush lightly)

2 strips yow cha kwai, sliced
 (http://sornascollection.blogspot.com/2012/06/fried-crullers-yaw-char-kwai.html)

Topping C:

300gm roast coarsely crush peanut

50 gm toasted sesame seeds

Sauce :

6 red chillies pounded

5 birds eye chillies pounded

1 tsp toasted prawn paste

 (belacan, pounded)

5-6 tbsp palm sugar grated

3 tbsp tamarind paste

3 tbsp shrimp paste (har koh)

Salt to taste

½ cup water

Boil the above ingredients together into

a thick sauce, keep aside.

METHOD:

Mix A & B with sauce.

Sprinkle with C & serve.

 

Jicama is a sweet, root vegetable that looks like a turnip.

It can be eaten raw and is often found in salads.