Spicy Green Mango Salad (Tam Mamuang)

Ingredients

• 1 green mango
• 3-5 bird's-eye chilies
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp palm sugar
• roasted peanuts

Method

• Shred the green mango into strips
• Pound chili and garlic; add palm sugar and fish sauce, pound to dissolve
• Add mango and toss gently to combine
• Balance sour-sweet-spicy-salty; top with peanuts and serve

How to Choose

Choose firm, crisp green mango with the right tartness, bright-green skin, unbruised · freshly roasted, fragrant peanuts.

Chef's Secret

Secret: keep it sour-first, then sweet-salty-spicy in balance; toss the mango gently just before serving to keep it crisp; palm sugar gives a rounder taste than white sugar.

Fresh green mango + salad seasonings (chili, garlic, peanuts) full set at Fresh Market Online.