Green Mango Salad

Green Mango Salad

from bonappetit.com

Done well, this Green Mango Salad should be crunchy, fresh, spicy, sour, and a little bit funky. Taste as you go and adjust as needed.

Ingredients

  • 2 red or green Thai chiles, with seeds, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic chopped
  • ½ cup fresh lime juice
  • ¼ cup fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons palm or light brown sugar
  • 4 green mangoes or 1 green papaya, julienned on a mandoline
  • 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons toasted dried shrimp (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  • Kosher salt

Directions

  1. 1

    Purée chiles, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, oil, and palm sugar in a blender until smooth.

  2. 2

    Toss mangoes, shallots, peanuts, cilantro, mint, dried shrimp, if using, sesame seeds, and dressing in a large bowl; season with salt.

  3. 3

    DO AHEAD: Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.