Thai Green Mango Salad

Here's another salad I initially tasted at a restaurant and wanted to duplicate it. I was craving for it the other day so I decided to make my own at home.

Thai Green Mango Salad

1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic (less if you don't want the strong garlic taste)
1 tsp chopped onions (also lessen if you don't want to have onion-breath!)
1/2 tsp chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp basil leaves (cut into thin strips)
1 tsp toasted coconut (you can use dessicated coconut and just heat in the toaster oven)
1-2 tsp ground roasted peanuts
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp fish sauce or patis (lessen this if u want to stay away from salty stuff!)
1 chili pepper (optional)
1 small green mango (peeled & shredded)
1 tbsp minced pork (optional)
1 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked in water)

Crush peanuts. Toast crushed peanuts & coconut in toaster oven.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Voila!

*If you want it looking like a gourmet dish, you don't have to toss it up yet. Put the shredded mangoes first on your salad bowl/plate, then sprinkle the cilantro & basil. Sprinkle fish sauce. Add minced pork &/or shrimp. In a separate bowl, mix up the brown sugar, toasted peanuts & coconut, garlic and onions. Add this to finish off the salad. Top off with some chili pepper if you want and some cilantro & basil leaves.

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