Crab & Pomelo Salad
I’ve always been a huge fan of pomelo. Mostly because peeling it is so therapeutic.
The ASMR sounds, how it easily separates from the pith… it’s extremely satisfying.
Which is why I will jump at any opportunity to peel an entire fruits’ worth. And the best way, is with a pomelo salad.
This is one of my favourite kinds of salads, just because it contains a lot of textures. There’s juicy fruit, crunchy bits, and big bursts of flavour. But most importantly, there’s not a single trace of lettuce! Very appealing.
Let’s make it!
Recipe:
For the Dressing:
3 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp sugar (or monk fruit sweetener)
1.5 tbsp lime juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 birds eye chilli (or less depending on spice tolerance)
Add the fish sauce, water, sugar, lime juice, minced garlic and minced birds eye chili to a bowl.
Mix to combine and dissolve the sugar. Set aside while you prepare the salad.
For the Salad:
1 pomello
1/2 bunch cilantro leaves
1/2 bunch mint leaves
1 stalk lemongrass, (outer layer removed) & minced
1/2 watermelon radish, thinly sliced
25g crushed peanuts, toasted
20g crab floss (sub shrimp floss, see *Note)
150g cooked lump crab meat (sub cooked shrimp)
Remove the outer layer from your lemongrass, leaving only the soft core. Use the back of a knife to smack the stick of lemongrass. Mince finely and set aside.
To prepare your pomelo, cut the top and bottom off the fruit. Peel the pomelo, and discard the exterior. Remove the fruit innards from the white pith.
Place all the pomelo in a large bowl. Use your hands to carefully break the pomelo into smaller chunks, try not to crush/ bruise it too much.
Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl.
Pour in your prepared dressing. Use two spoons to toss the salad, coating everything in the seasoning.
This is best eaten within 1-2 days of making, as the seafood should be consumed promptly.
*Note: for a crab floss sub, you can make shrimp floss. All you need is 20g dried shrimp and a coffee grinder! Add the dried shrimp to a (clean) coffee grinder and give it a few pulses. It should become fluffy and cotton-like, ready to use!
Enjoy!
