Name: Crisp chilli whitebait and green mango salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For deep-frying: vegetable oil; 50 gm plain flour; 2 tsp ground chilli; 200 gm whitebait; 1 green mango, cut into julienne; 1 cup (loosely packed) each Vietnamese mint, coriander and round mint; 30 gm fried shallots; 2 spring onions, thinly sliced; To serve: lime wedges; Mint dressing; 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 1 small red chilli, coarsely chopped; 35 gm white sugar; 1 cup each (loosely packed) Vietnamese mint and round mint, coarsely chopped; 60 ml (¼ cup) lime juice; 60 ml (¼ cup) fish sauce; 60 ml (¼ cup) rice vinegar

Crisp chilli whitebait and green mango salad

Tangy, light and oh so delicious. The bitterness of the green mango with the little bursts of whitebait will turn anyone into a salad lover.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

Ingredients

For deep-frying: vegetable oil

50 gm plain flour

2 tsp ground chilli

200 gm whitebait

1 green mango, cut into julienne

1 cup (loosely packed) each Vietnamese mint, coriander and round mint

30 gm fried shallots

2 spring onions, thinly sliced

To serve: lime wedges

Mint dressing

2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped

1 small red chilli, coarsely chopped

35 gm white sugar

1 cup each (loosely packed) Vietnamese mint and round mint, coarsely chopped

60 ml (¼ cup) lime juice

60 ml (¼ cup) fish sauce

60 ml (¼ cup) rice vinegar

Method

Main

1.For mint dressing, pound garlic, chilli and sugar in a mortar and pestle to a coarse paste (2-3 minutes), add mints and pound to combine and set aside. Just before serving, stir in lime juice, fish sauce and rice vinegar.

2.Preheat oil in a deep-sided saucepan or deep-fryer to 180C. Combine flour and chilli in a shallow bowl, season to taste. Dust whitebait in flour mixture, in batches, and deep-fry until crisp and light golden (4-5 minutes), then drain on absorbent paper.

3.Combine mango, herbs, fried shallot and spring onion in a bowl, add whitebait and drizzle with a little mint dressing. Toss lightly to combine and serve with extra mint dressing and lime wedges.