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Rojak Buah
This delicious fruit and vegetable dish, tossed in a spicy sweet shrimp paste with crushed peanuts, can be served as a snack or as an exotic salad.
Ingredients
1 tbsp chilli paste
1 tbsp thick tamarind paste
1 tbsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp palm sugar or dark brown sugar
2-3 tsp sugar
½ cup water
1 cucumber, peeled, halved and cut into wedges
2 cups green apples, peeled, diced
2 cups fresh pineapples, diced
1 cup guava, peeled and diced
1 cup slightly unripe mango, diced
1 cup jicama, diced
1 cup pears, peeled and diced
1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
4 tbsp roasted peanuts, coarsely crushed
1 tbsp thick tamarind paste
1 tbsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp palm sugar or dark brown sugar
2-3 tsp sugar
½ cup water
1 cucumber, peeled, halved and cut into wedges
2 cups green apples, peeled, diced
2 cups fresh pineapples, diced
1 cup guava, peeled and diced
1 cup slightly unripe mango, diced
1 cup jicama, diced
1 cup pears, peeled and diced
1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
4 tbsp roasted peanuts, coarsely crushed
Steps
1. For a thick tamarind paste, soak 2-3 tsp tamarind pulp with 3-4 tbsp of hot water and mix thoroughly with fingers. Strain and discard seeds.
2. In a hot dry pan, crumble and toast the dried shrimp paste for 1-2 minutes.
3. In a small saucepan, add chilli paste, tamarind paste, belacan, oyster sauce, brown sugar, water and stir to mix thoroughly.
4. Cook over a low heat until the brown sugar dissolves and the sauce thickens slightly.
5. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
6. Place all sliced fruits in a salad bowl.
7. Stir in sauce, sugar, crushed peanuts and sesame seeds.
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