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🍽️ Spicy Cucumber Salad with Pineapple and Mango
291 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 1 small pineapple
- 1 mango
- 2 shallots
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 red chili peppers
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- fish sauce
- 50 g North Sea shrimp
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
- cilantro
Instructions
- 1. Wash the cucumber thoroughly. You can peel it or leave the skin on. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Remove the core. Slice the cucumber halves into thin rounds.
- 2. Peel the pineapple completely. Cut the pineapple into quarters lengthwise. Cut out the hard core from the center of each quarter. Dice the fruit flesh into small cubes.
- 3. Peel the mango. Carefully cut the fruit flesh away from the pit. Dice the mango flesh into small cubes as well.
- 4. Place the cucumber slices, pineapple cubes, and mango cubes into a large bowl. Gently toss the fruit and vegetables together.
- 5. Peel the shallots and the garlic. Mince both ingredients very finely.
- 6. Wash the chili peppers. You can remove the seeds if you prefer it less spicy. Mince the chili peppers finely.
- 7. Heat oil in a frying pan. Add the chopped shallots and garlic. Fry them for two to three minutes until they are soft and translucent.
- 8. Add the crab meat, the chopped chili, and the sugar to the pan. Continue frying until the sugar has completely melted.
- 9. Stir two tablespoons of fish sauce into the mixture. Remove the pan from the heat. Let the sauce cool down.
- 10. Add lemon juice to the cooled sauce. Season the sauce with salt and more fish sauce if needed.
- 11. Pour the sauce over the fruit and vegetable mix. Toss everything well so that everything is evenly coated.
- 12. Portion the salad into small bowls. Garnish each plate with fresh coriander leaves. Serve the salad immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 291
- Protein: 6 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 54 g