Green Mango Salad Recipe
Green Mango Salad is a Filipino favorite when it comes to salads. Filipinos the world over make green mango salad on many different occasions. Green mango salad is popular in Thailand and is called Som Tum Mamuang. Here, this green mango salad has been infused with Filipino flavours. Very simple and easy to make, this can be a great starter for a sumptuous meal for the family or get together with friends.
One thing. This salad recipe can give you a burst of tropical flavours and a mix of texture- that fruity, hot, sweet, sour and salty feeling.
Green mango salad is not just as tasty as it can, but can be diet friendly as well. This recipe is very healthy and is low in calories and fat. Though commonly enjoyed as salad itself, it can also be savoured as a complete meal by adding cooked shrimp, chicken, or deep-fried tofu. As for the salad dressing, the following has its own Filipino twist. Nevertheless, you can try pureeing your dressing by using a blender and simply toss it with your salad. Do a taste-test as needed. If you prefer it sweet, you can add a little more sugar or honey. Want it hotter, add more sili. Dressing can also be made a day ahead. Just make sure that it will be covered and chilled.
You can mix in a much of each ingredient as you would like. Besides the shrimp pastes the other ingredients will not affect the flavor that much. Hope you enjoy this recipe for many years to come! As you can see Green Mango Salad can be used in many occasions and is very popular everywhere there are Filipinos. Be sure to share it with all of your friends and family. Magandang Araw !!!
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
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- 1 each green mango very green, and not ripe
- 4-6 each cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 each onion diced
- parsley (optional)
- chives (optional)
- 1 tbsp shrimp paste be careful with this as it can be a strong flavor
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- Mix the mango, tomatoes, onion, chives and parsley (if adding) in a bowl. Add the shrimp paste or fish sauce. Adjust the amount. Mix well.
