How to Make South East Asian Cucumber Fruit Salad Asian Cooking Recipe Cuisine

South East Asia Cucumber Fruit Salad

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe Makes for 4 Servings:

2 tbsp dried shrimp

1 cucumber

1 small pineapple

1 mango

2 shallots

3 cloves garlic

3 red Fresno chile peppers

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp brown sugar

2 tsp fish sauce

1 tsp soy sauce

1/4 cup lime juice

salt

cilantro leaves for garnish

Directions:

Mix dried shrimp with 3.5 tbsp warm water; soak for about 30 minutes, then drain. 

Rinse cucumber, trim ends and cut lengthwise into quarters. Scrape out seeds with a  spoon and slice quarters crosswise, 1/4-inch thick. Peel pineapple and cut into slices, then into small chunks. Peel mango and cut fruit away from pit, then into small chunks. Mix cucumber, pineapple and mango.

Peel shallots and garlic and chop both finely. Rinse chiles, discard stems and cut rest into rings. Saute shallots and garlic in oil for 2-3 minutes while stirring constantly. Add dried shrimp mixture, chilies, brown sugar; continue sauteing until the brown sugar dissolves. Puree mixture along with fish sauce and soy sauce in a blender; let cool.


Add lime juice to pureed sauce, season with salt, and fold into cucumber and fruit mixture. Let salad marinate a little, then sprinkle with cilantro leaves and serve.

For the adventurous palate, a great side dish that compliments this recipe is Jaew Bong.  Discover more about Jaew Bong, check out www.jaewbong.com.

Enjoy..

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