Thai Pomelo And Chicken Salad
1 pomelo or grapefruit
1 whole cooked chicken breast hand-shredded
1 teaspoon chopped red chili to taste
1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 small lime juiced
1 head leaf lettuce for garnish
1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander
2 tablespoon crisp fried shallot flakes (instructions follow)
1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
6 shallots thinly sliced
1 cup vegetable oil
Pomelo looks like a thick-skinned, oversized grapefruit, and it is sweeter than the normal
grapefruit.
PEEL AND SEPARATE pomelo segments. Remove and discard membranes. Gently flake the flesh. If
using grapefruit, drain excess juice. Chill. In large bowl, combine pomelo and shredded chicken.
Mix together the chopped red chili with fish sauce, sugar and lime juice toss with chicken mixture.
Arrange on a bed of lettuce, garnish with coriander leaves, peanuts, and 2 teaspoons of the Crisp
Fried Shallot Flakes.
CRISP FRIED SHALLOT FLAKES: Slice shallots into thin slices. Be sure they are all the same
thinness to ensure even cooking. Heat a pan with the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add shallots
and fry slowly until browned and crisp, about 5 to 10 minutes. The moisture in the shallots should
be completely cooked out. Drain on paper towel. Stored in an air-tight container, the shallots will
keep several weeks.
Yield: 6
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