Apple Mango Ginger Salad
This apple mango ginger salad has a unique taste because of a special root vegetable "mango ginger" which added to the salad takes it to the next level.
Ingredients
- 1 Tart apple
- 1 hot house Tomato
- 6 garlic stuffed big green olives
- 1 tbs pickled mango ginger
- 1/2 cup grated carrot
- 5-6 Red/green leaf lettuce
- Sesame seeds for garnish
- Dressing:
- 2 tbs Olive Oil
- Juice of half a lemon
- Pink salt
- Black pepper
- 1/2 tsp Harissa paste
- Brown sugar
Instructions
- Cut the apple into small dices. Chop the stuffed olives with the garlic and chop the pickled mango ginger.
- Gently squeeze out the seeds from the tomato, remove its stem and cut into small dices.
- Clean, wash, drain and dry the lettuce leaves.
- Mix together the diced apples, tomatoes, grated carrots, chopped olives and mango ginger.
- Prepare the dressing by whisking together all the dressing ingredients till it emulsifies and changes to a creamy texture. Add this dressing to the salad and quickly mix well.
- Arrange the lettuce leaves on a salad plate. Spoon all the salad on to the lettuce leaves. Sprinkle some brown(roasted) sesame seeds on top for garnish. Serve immediately.
Notes
1. Add the dressing just before serving the salad or else it will turn runny.
2. You can pickle the mango ginger by cutting it into dices and adding vinegar and salt and store in a clean glass bottle. You could also use it in many preparations.