do you love thai mango salad but live in a place where mangos don’t grow naturally? ‘cause I do! and green apples are a great substitute. they provide a similar crunch and tanginess to green mangos, plus, they don’t need to travel 11,000 km to get to your plate.

Serves 2 large portions, 4 appetizer portions

Ingredients

1 green apple, julienned
1 bell pepper, julienned
½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 bird’s eye chile, minced
1 tbsp. lime juice
1 tbsp. fish sauce or gf tamari (if vegan)
2 tsps. brown sugar
handful of cilantro leaves, chopped
handful of mint leaves, chopped
¼ cup peanuts or cashews, toasted
fried shallots or garlic, to garnish

Instructions

Cut and prep ingredients from apples to shallots. Reserve in a salad bowl.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together ingredients from bird’s eye chile to brown sugar. Combine with prepped apples and veg and toss together.

Garnish with herbs, toasted nuts and fried garlic.