Fresh Organic Fish Mint Salad

Name: Fresh Organic Fish Mint Salad (Gaechho Hogay)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 3-5
Cuisine: Bhutanese
Ingredients: 100 g fish mint (leaves and stems); 100 g fish mint (leaves and stems); 100 g fish mint (leaves and stems); 50 g common mint leaves; 2 tree tomato (tamarillo) fruits Salt, to taste; 2 tree tomato (tamarillo) fruits Salt, to taste; 2 tree tomato (tamarillo) fruits Salt, to taste; A pinch of Himalayan long pepper powder (piper longum); A pinch of Himalayan long pepper powder (piper longum); A few drops of salad oil

Gaechho Hogay

Preparation info

Serves
3-5

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Islands In A Common Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2024

About

Owing to our rich biodiversity, Bhutan is known for many types of foraging throughout the season. Some of the popular leafy herbs can be foraged right around our farm or in the nearby woods. Fish mint (both the leaves and stems) and other common mints, along with varieties of flowers, can be eaten in refreshing salads like this one.

Ingredients

100 g fish mint (leaves and stems)
50 g common mint leaves</

Europe
Asia
United Kingdom
Bhutan
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the fresh ingredients in clean water and then spin to dry. Chop the herbs into bite-size pieces. Lightly mash the fish mint stems for even more flavour. Massage the tree tomatoes between your palms to loosen the insides, then cut off the tops so you can squeeze out the contents into a bowl.

Add the herbs to the tomato juices and seeds in the bowl, then sprinkle with salt and pepper