Traditional salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

Malaysian Delicacies would first of all take the opportunity to wish all Muslims friends ,bloggers and their families a very Blessed Ramadan Al Mubarak .Happy Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

In this holy month ,MD would like to share a simple traditional salad recipe with all of you.Its easy to prepare and healthy as well.This is a kampong style salad.There are a few ingredients which are used in this recipe.

First is the Vietnamese coriander, it is a herb which leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking. Other English names for the herb include Vietnamese mint, Vietnamese cilantro, Cambodian mint and hot mint.It is commonly known as daun kesum here.

Then there is the zucchini, long beans and bean sprout(taugeh).It is advised when  using daun kesum in a dish ,to mix in bean sprout as well.As both have negative and positive reactions towards each other.

Then there is the daun limau purut or kaffir lime leaves,It has a strong and tangy aroma that makes any dish favourable.

And to add some crunchyness we have the fish crackers(keropok).

A very refreshing salad and excellent as a dietary food.

Spicy peanut dressing

Pound coarsely

3 shallots

2 cloves garlic

30g cekur ginger or normal ginger

6 bird eye chillies

90g palm sugar

½ tsp sea salt

100gm roasted peanuts(deskin)

50gm tamarind paste

Some hot water to mix with the sauce

4 kaffir limes(squeeze the juice)

For the salad

5 kaffir lime leaves/calamansi leaves-julienne

200gm long beans,cut into 4cm and blanched

100gm beansprouts,blanched

1 bunch daun kesum(Vietnamese coriander)-use just the leaves

½ a zucchini, julienne

A few fish crackers-keropok/optional

For the sauce

Pound all the ingredients and add in roasted peanuts .Pound coarsely.Then add in tamarind juice ,palm sugar and pound lightly.Squeeze kaffir lime juice.Add water to required consistency.

To serve: Arranged blanched vegetables, you can use fried firm bean curd(tau kwa) .Spoon spicy peanut sauce and top with crackers.Serve immediately.

                                           ~~ Have a blessed Ramadan Al Mubarak ~~