
Sweet and Spicy African Fruit Salad
(Africa 2020 Fruit Pairing) - (Satini) A blend of green papaya, tart diced apples, sweet mango, crisp carrots and fresh cilantro make for a light and delicious fruit salad, finished with a sweet and spicy pineapple chili vinaigrette.
Ingredients
10 Tablespoons DOLE 100% Pineapple Juice
5 Fresh Thai Bird Chilies sliced
2-½ cups fresh Thai long red chilies minced
3 teaspoons garlic cloves minced
3 teaspoons fresh ginger peeled and minced
3 teaspoons granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
5 Tablespoons white vinegar
5 Tablespoons canola oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
5-½ cups green papaya thinly sliced
2 cups DOLE Chef-Ready Cuts Diced Apples thawed
3 cups frozen DOLE Mango Chunks thawed
¾ cup carrot peeled and julienned
5-½ Tablespoons scallions sliced thin
1 cup pineapple chili vinaigrette sub-recipe
2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves chopped
Directions
To Prepare Pineapple Chili Vinaigrette:
1. Whisk pineapple juice, Thai bird chilies, Thai long red chilies, garlic, ginger, sugar, lime juice, turmeric and vinegar in a bowl until well combined.
2. Slowly pour canola oil in a steady stream while whisking at the same time.
3. Season with kosher salt and store covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
To Prepare Sweet & Spicy African Fruit Salad:
1. To thinly slice the green papaya, begin by holding it upright and making thin vertical slices through the entire fruit leaving an inch of uncut fruit at the bottom. Then, use a vegetable peeler to remove long layers of sliced fruit, resulting in thin, julienned green papaya.
2. Toss papaya, apples, mango chunks, carrots, scallions and pineapple chili vinaigrette together in a bowl, until well combined.
To Serve:
1. Place 1 cup of sweet & spicy African fruit salad in a bowl and top with 1/2 teaspoon chopped cilantro.