Pomelo Salad Recipe
Learn to make the delicious Pomelo Salad. This nutritious citrus salad is the perfect combination of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy flavours.
Servings: 2 adults
Calories: 260kcal
Equipment
- Salad Mixing Bowl
- Mortar and Pestle
Ingredients
Ingredients For Salad Dressing
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 green chilli (medium spicy)
- 2 sprigs fresh mint leaves
- handful of coriander stalks
- 1 tablespoon jaggery powder or sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Ingredients For Salad
- 1 large size pomelo
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts, crushed
- 1 tablespoon spring onion, finely chopped
- Handful of coriander leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Peel the outer thick layer of pomelo (see how to peel pomelo fruit in the recipe) leaving just the skin.
- Gently discard the skin and the white seeds. Collect only the pink pulp in a bowl.
- Add garlic, chilli, coriander stalks, mint, sugar, and salt to a stone mortar. Crush with pestle and make a coarse paste using tablespoon of water.
- Add lime juice. Stir to combine. Taste, if its too spicy add more sugar. Salad Dressing is ready!
- Add pomelo pulp, crushed peanuts, and chopped fresh herbs in a mixing bowl.
- Add green dressing and mix gently using your hands or a spoon.
- Pomelo Salad is ready to serve!
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Notes
- Adjust the amount of chillies based on your taste preference. I like the spicy kick in my salad so sometimes I add two of them.
- Substitute jaggery with palm sugar or light brown sugar.
- Pomelo starts tasting bitter after a few hours, hence after peeling do not leave it unattended.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 740mg | Potassium: 828mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 192mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg