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Mango Salad with Chili Chicken Balls & Peanut Sauce – and a Competition

Course Main Course, Salad
Servings 4
Calories 570kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pointy cabbage or around half a head of white cabbage
  • 1 ripe mango
  • 2 avocados
  • 1/2 bundle fresh basil
  • 1 bundle fresh mint
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 1.5 tsp fishsauce
  • 1 tsp honey

Chili chicken balls

  • 500 g chicken meat minced
  • 2-3 fresh chili
  • 3 Spring onions
  • 1/2 bundle fresh basil
  • 1 small egg
  • 1 tsp psyllium husk or 2-3 Tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp soya
  • 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
  • A generous pinch of salt

Peanut Sauce

  • 4 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 fresh red chili remove seeds
  • Juice from 1 lime
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Use a food processor (or knife) to finely chop spring onion, both white and all green part, and the chili including the seeds. Mix in the minced chicken along with all the remaining ingredients.
  • Use a teaspoon to scoop up small balls of the chicken mix and fry the meatballs in a hot skillet until golden.In a food processor combine all the ingredients for the peanut sauce blend everything is blended into a creamy semi thin sauce. Season to taste and add more water if you think the texture is to thick.
  • Finely chop the cabbage and place in a bowl. Add lime juice, fish sauce and honey and use your hands to squeeze the cabbage together and give it a little massage. Peel mango, remove the flesh from the stone and cut it into think slices. Remove stone from avocado, scoop out flesh and cut into smaller cubes. Chop mint and basil. Add everything to the bowl and gently mix.
  • Divide the salad into four bowls, top with some meatballs and a drizzle of peanut sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 570kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 1963mg | Potassium: 906mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 436IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 3mg