Rojak

Do you ever crave something that just ticks all the boxes? Crispy, Crunchy, Sweet, Sour, Soft, salty, Umami……. This dish is such a crowd pleaser. Its roots are firmly set in Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore with local variants comprising a spiced mixture of fruits & vegetables in a palm sugar dressing.

This is my take, the best way to ease yourself through spring into the balmy summer days.

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Rojak

Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 5 MinTotal time: 25 Min

Do you ever crave something that just ticks all the boxes? Crispy, Crunchy, Sweet, Sour, Soft, salty, Umami……. This dish is such a crowd pleaser. Its roots are firmly set in Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore with local variants comprising a spiced mixture of fruits & vegetables in a palm sugar dressing.

Ingredients

Salad

• 1 Large Papaya, slightly under ripe, cut into chunks.
• ½ Medium Pineapple, cut into chunks
• 1 Bunch Radishes finely sliced.
• ½ Cucumber, chopped into a variety of chunks and ribbons
• 120g Beansprouts
• 2 fresh red Chillies
• 30g Unsalted Peanuts, roasted & crushed.
• Handful Sugar snap peas
• Good handful fresh Mint, Coriander & Vietnamese Coriander
• 1 tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
• 6 Spring Onions, chopped.
• Drizzle of oil

Dressing

• 2tbsp Tamarind Paste
• 1tbsp Fish Sauce (use vegan alternative if required)
• 2 Limes, juiced.
• 2tbsp Palm Sugar, grated.
• 2tsp Sambal Olek
• 3tbsp Groundnut oil

Instructions

1. Whisk all ingredients for the dressing together and set aside at room temperature to infuse.
2. Peel the papaya and slice in half, remove the seeds and cut into slices or chunks.
3. Mix the papaya, pineapple, spring onions, radishes, cucumber, and herbs in a bowl and stir through the peanuts.
4. Heat the drizzle of oil in a large sauté pan and add the sugar peas, cook for 2 minutes, add the beansprouts, and cook 1 minute more.
5. Tumble into the raw vegetable mix with 3 tbsp of the dressing. Mix, garnish with more herbs and serve with the remaining dressing on the side.

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