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Salads & starters

Rojak

A refreshing salad of green fruit and crunchy vegetables, cut into pieces and lightly dressed with a sweet-salty peanut and chilli sauce. A very refreshing Malaysian street snack, eaten mostly in the afternoon.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Peel the mango, pineapple, apples and jicama, then cut them into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Thinly slice the cucumber and the star fruit.
  3. Coarsely pound the roasted peanuts in a mortar.
  4. In a bowl, mix the palm sugar, lime juice, finely chopped chilli, kecap manis and salt until you get a smooth sauce.
  5. Add the sauce to the fruit and vegetables and toss gently to coat them well.
  6. Sprinkle with the crushed peanuts and dried shrimp, then add the soybean sprouts.
  7. Serve right away, as the fruit quickly releases water.

Variations and tips

Kids' version. Leave out the chilli and halve the amount of palm sugar.

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Original Ecomely recipe.