Chinese Rojak (Fruit and Vegetable Salad)

Chinese Rojak (literally means mumbo jumbo ! an assorted mixture of fruits and vegetable salad). The taste is sweet, tart and salty - highly addictive. You cannot get enough of it.

The shrimp paste is acquired in asian stores. This one shown in the picture is made from Singapore, tested and good - "fda approved".

Ingredients:

1 tbs Lime juice (squizzed from fresh lime).

1 tbs tamarind pulp (soacked in 1.3 cup of water)

8 oz peanuts - roasted and ground

Chinese cruellers (optional)

4 pcs of fried bean curd (taupok)

6 oz of cucumber cut into bitesizes

4 oz of bean sprouts - blanched and drained

6 oz of jicama - cut into bitesizes

6 oz of pineapple - cut into bitesizes

6 oz of Water Convolvulus (kangkung) blanched and drained, cut into 2 ins length

(if you can get Bunga Kantum - use some of it)

Dressing:

8 tbs sugar

1 tsp salt

4 tbs chili (sirachan)

3 tbs Black Shrimp paste (hay ko) - see picture of bottle.

Method:

Combine dressing ingredients in a salad bowl and blend with a wooden spoon.

Add the lime juice and 5 tbs of tamarind water and mix well

Add 1/2 peanuts to the dressing. Add the vegetables and combine.

Just before serving, add the fried bean curd puffs and chinese cruellers. Mix well.

Sprinkle the remaining peanuts before serving.