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overhead: bowl of Asian fruit and vegetable salad
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Thai Mango Salad

Mango Salad is a harmony of fresh fruits and vegetables! Get a vitamin boost from this sweet, spicy, sticky and crunchy Thai salad recipe.
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Servings: 4
Author: Kevin

Ingredients

Garnish

  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  • 1/4 cup cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  • Peel the fruit with a vegetable peeler. For an unripened mango use a grater like the kind you would use for cabbage salad, or a kitchen mandoline and grate the flesh of the mangoes. For a ripe mango, use a sharp, dry knife to slice the fruit away from the pit. Slice the mango chunks into strips and transfer to a salad bowl.
    overhead: julienne strips of green mango and a large Chef's knife on cutting board
  • Trim the ends off the green beans and cut into 2 inch pieces. Reserving a third green beans, add remaining two thirds to salad. Cut the tomatoes in half.
  • Using a mortar crush the red chile and garlic to a paste with the pestle. Alternately, you can dice the red chile fine and mince the garlic if preferred.
  • Add the tomatoes, a third of the green beans, half the peanuts and crush slightly to bruise using pestle (or wooden spoon). Add brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and dried shrimp to mortar or bowl and mix thoroughly.
    using mortar and pestle to crush red chiles and garlic
  • Pour sauce mixture over mango and green beans, tossing to coat and mix thoroughly. Chill if preferred or serve immediately with slices of lime and garnish with remaining peanuts and chopped or micro cilantro on top.
    overhead: bowl of Asian fruit and vegetable salad

Notes

  1. Typically a true Thai Mango salad uses unripened mangoes, but feel free to use ripe mangoes.
  2. This salad serves 4 as a side or 2 as a main course.

Nutrition

Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 1038mg | Potassium: 495mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 1505IU | Vitamin C: 68mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 2mg