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Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

May 3, 2018 by Lovoni +

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Without a doubt one of the best salads I’ve eaten, this savory Thai salad combines all the elements of sweet, savory & sour we’ve come to know & love of Thai cuisine. This bold, flavorful Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad epitomizes everything I love about vibrant Thai food. It was one of the recipes chosen by a member of the Indy cookbook club to make at a recent gathering. 

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

The inspiration for this recipe came from the cookbook ‘Night + Market’ – Thai recipes from a LA based Thai native chef & owner of two Thai restaurants. His gritty, street style of recipes appealed to me. Big, bold flavors with no apologies. 

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

And as with so many Thai recipes, this salad has handfuls of fresh herbs – mint & cilantro. 

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

But really, the best part of the salad are the toppings – toasted coconut, peanuts & crunchy fried onions. The salad is luscious with mango, dragonfruit & grapefruit. All soft, sweet & perfectly balanced against the acidity from the limes & saltiness of the fish sauce. Texture is paramount. Having the three different toppings of peanuts, toasted coconut & the fried onions adds the crunch needed & puts this salad over the top. 

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

As I mentioned, one of the girls from our cookbook club made this salad when we got together recently. We cooked from the ‘Night + Market’ cookbook & this was my favorite recipe so I had to share it with you all. Traditionally the recipe uses pomelos – grapefruit’s giant cousin, but I added ruby red grapefruit instead because of their color, sweetness & juiciness. Dragonfruit looks pretty & acts like a sponge, soaking up all the flavors. And mango is flavor & succulent, suited to almost any recipe. With everything combined this is one of the best savory salads you’ll try. Serve it with coconut rice & Condensed Milk Pork & Cucumber Salad, also from Night + Market cookbook. Or, just enjoy it on its own, maybe with steamed rice & an Asian beer. 

Cheers,

Lovoni

 

 

 

 

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad

Mango, Grapefruit & Toasted Coconut Salad
2018-05-03 02:34:19
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  2. 1/4 cup lime juice
  3. 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  4. 2 tablespoons palm or brown sugar
  5. 2 small green or red chilies, thinly sliced
  6. 1 large garlic clove, minced
  7. 2 ruby red grapefruit, peeled & segmented
  8. 2 ripe dragon fruit
  9. 2 ripe mangoes
  10. 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro leaves & stems
  11. a handful of mint leaves
  12. 1/3 cup fried onions
  13. 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
Instructions
  1. In a medium, dry frying pan, toast the coconut for 3 to 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring often, until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
  2. Whisk juice, fish sauce, sugar, chili & garlic together in a medium sized bowl. Add the grapefruit.
  3. To prepare the dragon fruit, cut the fruit in half lengthways. Use a large serving spoon to scoop the flesh from the skin, just as you would with an avocado. Then slice each half & add to the grapefruit.
  4. Remove the cheeks from each mango. Scoop out the flesh (just as you did with the dragon fruit) & slice. Peel & slice what you can from the remainder of the mangos. Add mango to the salad.
  5. Add cilantro & mint leaves; gently fold all the ingredients together.
  6. To serve: spoon the salad a serving bowl. Serve with the coconut, fried onions & peanut garnishes.
By Lovoni
Fresh Hunger https://freshhunger.com/

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Fast & Fresh, featured, Lunch, Mains, Salads, Seasonal - spring & summer, Vegetarian Tagged With: dragonfruit, main meal salad, Night + Market, summer salad, thai salad

Comments

  1. Lawrence D Imrie says

    May 3, 2018 at 8:18 pm

    Delicious! We’ll done.

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I'm Lovoni - an Aussie living abroad for the last 21 years. Working in food media, I'm a cookbook author; food stylist; cookery teacher & I had a TV food show when I lived in Canada. As a certified nutritionist I believe in nourishment not punishment & love pastry, good wine & afternoon teas. Full of wanderlust, I'm always on the lookout for my next adventure...

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