Yam Ponlamai – Thai spicy and sour fruit salad

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 papaya
• ½ pineapple
• 1 large apple, sour
• 1 pear(s), firm green
• 200 g grapes, red seedless
• 5 spring onions
• 4 stalks of coriander
• 1 tbsp peanuts, roasted and chopped
• 200 g shrimp, cooked and peeled
• 1 tbsp garlic, chopped roasted
• 6 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp lime zest, chopped
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 5 chili peppers, red, chopped
• 1 tsp chili powder (more to taste)

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

unusually delicious with shrimp, chili, garlic and fruit

Peel the papaya and remove the seeds. Peel the pineapple and cut out the hard core. Core the apple and pear. Cut the papaya, pineapple, apple, and pear into bite-sized pieces, and halve the grapes. Chop the spring onions and cilantro. Place all ingredients in a bowl and add the chopped peanuts, shrimp, and garlic. Mix the lime juice and zest, fish sauce, sugar, chili peppers, and chili powder into a sauce. Season to taste until the sauce is evenly balanced between sour, salty, sweet, and spicy. Mix well with the salad. Serve as a small main course, snack, or as part of a Thai meal.