Rujak

Name: Rujak (Fruit and Vegetable Salad with Sweet Tamarind Dressing)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 unripe mango, peeled and pitted, flesh sliced; 1 small cucumber, peeled, deseeded and sliced; 3 water apples (see note) or 1 green apple, rinsed and sliced; ½ small pineapple, peeled, eyes and fibrous core discarded, then sliced; 1 starfruit, sliced; ½ small papaya, peeled, halved, deseeded and sliced; 1 portion Sambal Rujak

Fruit and Vegetable Salad with Sweet Tamarind Dressing

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

The Food of Indonesia

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

About

This popular snack, an intriguing mixture of sweet, sour and spicy flavors, is prepared at countless warungs throughout Indonesia. The list of raw fruits and vegetables that can be included is endless and simply depends on what is available and what you feel like eating.

Ingredients

½ small pineapple, peeled, eyes and fibrous core discarded, then sliced
1 unripe mango, peeled and pitted, flesh sliced
1 small cucumber<

Asia
Indonesia
Fish course
Snack
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Prepare the Sambal Rujak by following the recipe.
Place all the cut fruits and vegetables in a large salad bowl, drizzle the Sambal Rujak over them and toss to coat well. Serve immediately.