Friday 4 November 2011

Spicy Carrot Salad

You will need

3 large carrots
Half a ripe melon
Bunch of spring onions
One red onion
Bunch of coridaner
A piece of ginger about the size of your thumb
Tamarind paste & Chillis (as much/little as you like) OR the chilli-tamarind past from Zumar
Handful of peanuts
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of wine vinegar
Sugar to taste

Chop the melon into medium chunks
Finely chop the spring onions
Finely slice the red onion
Shred the carrot - don't grate it, a Kom Kom miracle knife is perfect for this

Put all the other ingredients in a blender and give it a whizz
You should have a reddish sauce with little chunks of peanut and flecked with green from the coriander - taste it to see if you want more chilli or if it needs sugar/vinegar. It won't need salt due to the soy.

Mix everything together in a large bowl about half an hour before serving.

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