Easy Pomelo Salad

 



 
Pomelo is one of our family’s favorite fruits.

It is a fabulous version of a large grapefruit that is very common in Thailand. It can be eaten in many ways but the most common ways are to eat it just as a fruit or make a salad with it.

I find that Pomelo is quite abundantly available in the fall season here in New York. I see it everywhere from the local Asian supermarkets to Costco.

This is a really simple salad I make with Pomelo.
 

Aunty Pen’s Thai Pomelo Salad

Here is another yummy version of a pomelo salad. This is the one that Varong’s Aunty Pen taught me in Bangkok. It’s a little different from the Chivasom’s Pomelo Salad recipe but is equally delicious.

Pomelo Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 cup shredded cooked chicken

2 cups pomelo

½ cup finely sliced shallots or red onion

2 tablespoons of fried garlic

¼ cup chopped cashew nuts, peanuts or almonds

4-5 teaspoons of minced roasted coconut (optional)

3-4 Fried whole red chilies

5 tablespoons of fried shallots

Ingredients for salad dressing:

3 tablespoons of Thai chili paste

7 tablespoons of limejuice

3 tablespoons of fish sauce

1 tablespoons of palm sugar

METHOD:

• In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing and mix well.
• In a big salad bowl combine the cooked shredded chicken with 5-6 tablespoons of the salad dressing and mix well.
• Add the pomelo and the chopped shallots and mix.

• Add more dressing if needed.
• Garnish with the nuts, minced roasted coconuts, fried shallots and garlic and whole red chilies.