Vietnamese Mango Salad (Gỏi Xoài Tôm Thịt)

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Soy sauce is a vegetarian alternative, while salt and water can provide a salty base.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds offer similar crunch and flavor, while pumpkin seeds can be more affordable.

Boil the shrimp in a pot of boiling water until fully cooked.

Remove the shrimp from the hot boiling water and let it cool down.

In another pot of boiling water, cook a piece of pork, covering it with a lid until fully cooked.

Let the piece of pork cool down a little before cutting it.

Peel the skin off the mangoes.

Shred the mango into thin strips.

Cut the yellow and orange bell peppers into thin strips.

Remove the leaves from the Thai basil and roughly chop them up.

Take the shell off the shrimp.

Cut the cooked pork into thin slices.

In a bowl, combine the shredded mangoes, cooked shrimp, sliced pork, bell pepper, and chopped basil.

Add one scoop of fish sauce into the bowl and mix the ingredients together.

Sprinkle roasted ground peanuts and fried shallots on top before serving.

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