East Meets West Rojak (fruit Salad)

Ingredients

• 1 small jicama, peeled,quartered and thinly sliced (sengkuang)
• 1-2 unripe green mangoes
• 1 small pineapple, peeled,quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 1 green apple, quartered,cored and thinly sliced
• 1 small guava, quartered and thinly sliced (preferably seedless)
• 1 star fruit, thinly sliced into stars
• 2 kiwi fruits, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 pomegranate, peel and separate seeds

Dressing

• 3 tablespoons skinless peanuts, toasted and chopped
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed, toasted
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce (sweet)
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil or palm oil
• 3 tablespoons palm sugar, finely chopped (gula melaka)
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 birds eye chiles, finely chopped (cilipadi)

Directions

1. 1

   Soak apple slices for five minutes in a solution of 1 tbsp lime juice mixed with 1 cup water.

2. 2

   Layer thinly-sliced fruit into a shallow glass dish, Or you may stack them in layers on individual plates/bowls.

3. 3

   Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve (this can be done several hours ahead).

4. 4

   Toast peanuts and sesame seeds in 350F oven for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. 5

   To make dressing, combine all the dressing ingredients (apart from the peanuts and sesame seeds) in a small bowl, stirring well.

6. 6

   Add the sesame seeds and half the peanuts.

7. 7

   Serve in a bowl alongside the salad.

8. 8

   The remaining chopped peanuts should be offered as an additional garnish which guests can sprinkle on their salad.