Pomelo Salad

Pomelos are widely available in Singapore from supermarkets and from wet markets. They are also in abundance during the Chinese New Year.

The pomelo tastes like a sweet, mild grapefruit and is about 3 times the size of a grapefruit. It has very little, or none, of the common grapefruit's bitterness. The skin is usually green or with a slight pink tinge to it .The fruit contains huge amounts of pith which is early peeled away and discarded.

The Pomello makes a very easy and  refreshing salad often called Yum Som O in Thai either as entree or as a side dish.

It is best to toss the salad at the last minute.

Pomelos

Pomelo Salad

Serves 4 as entree

Ingredients:


2 Pomelos  peeled and flesh removed into and each segment broken into tiny segments

24 cooked medium sized prawns skin and tails peeled


2 Tbsp Shredded coconut  or coconut flakes toasted


2 Tbsp Fried shallots Available packaged  in supermarket  or 

6 red shallots sliced very finely and fried in a little oil until brown

1 cup Coriander leaves


1 cup Mint leaves 


4 Tbsp Peanuts toasted


Red Thai chili chopped  (optional)


2 Kaffir lime leaves thinly sliced for garnishing 

4 red shallots sliced

Ingredients for Dressing:

1 Tbsp Fish sauce 


2 Tbsp Palm sugar grated


4 Tbsp  Lime juice 

Method

•   In a dressing bowl, add palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Stir well.

•   In a mixing bowl, add pomelo, prawns, fried shallots, toasted coconut,

  coriander and mint leaves, chili , sliced shallots and toss with dressing.

•   Garnish with kaffir lime leaves and serve

Pomelo Salad