Spicy Mango and Cucumber Salad

Happy bold and pungent day! Pungent taste is sharp, concentrated, and intense. It spreads quickly throughout the mouth and digestive tract. Chillies and black pepper are common pungent tastes. So to celebrate the day, let’s be bold and make something pungent!

For today I have adapted Christine Cushing’s recipe from the food network, YOU CAN FIND The original recipe here.

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RECIPE

• Name: Spicy Mango and Cucumber Salad

• Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

• 2 mangoes peeled, diced with pit removed

• 1 chile of your choice. (I like jalapeños but any spicy chilli will work)

• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint

• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

• 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger

• 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

• 1 tsp fish sauce

• pinch largeof sugar

• 2 Tbsp sesame seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Dice cucumber, remove seeds. Dice mango. Add chillies of your choice, mint and cilantro. In a small bowl mix the rice wine vinegar, sugar, ginger and fish sauce. Stir. Pour mixture over cucumber and mango, toss to combine and sprinkle with sesame seeds. 

2. Voila!