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Most of the time we like our fruits to be fully ripened and sweet in taste. However one of the ways I like the fresh, young and soury fruits is when they are mixed in the thick soy sauce made up with shrimp paste, cili padi (hot bird’s eye chillies) and topped with grounded peanuts. Rojak. Yes, you are right!  The Malaysian style of fruit salad or Rojak Buah gives you the whole new flavor combination of salty, sweet, sour and not forgotten the hot and spicy.

I could still remember everytime when me and my sister went to Pasar Malam (Night Market), we loved to buy a lot of snacks and Rojak is one of them that could not be left out. Both of us could never have enough of it and would always finish it in minutes.

Rojak means “mixture” in Malay, it is a mixture of fruits and vegatables salad. There are different types of Rojak such as Fruit Rojak, Mamak Rojak and Penang Rojak.  The Fruit Rojak is commonly found consisting of cucumber, pineapple, raw mango, meng kuang (jicama), young papaya and jambu (Syzygium samarangense). You can make your own dressing, or you can act like me by using the authentic ”Shrimp and Boy Brand Fruit Dressing Sambal Rojak” to mix in the Rojak for a quick and easy appetizer.

Ingredients:
1 small jicama (cut into bite-size)
1 cucumber (cut into bite-size)
2 green mango (cut into bite size)
1/2 pineapple (cut into bite size)
1 guava or jambu batu (cut into bite size)

For the toppings:
Grounded roasted peanuts

For the prepared dressing:
Use “Shrimp and Boy Brand Fruit Dressing Sambal Rojak”

For homemade Rojak Dressing (Optional if you want to home make the dressing):
1 tbsp shrimp paste
1 tsp belacan
3 tbsp sugar or palm sugar (dissolve in some warm water)
3 red chillies/ bird’s eye chillies or cili padi (based on spicy preference)
3 tbsp thick sweet soy sauce
3 tbsp tamarind juice or kalamasi lime juice (subsitute with lime juice)
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Sesame seeds

Serve size: 4 people

Preparation:

1. Cut all the fruits into bite size and combine them in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add in the prepared “Shrimp and Boy Brand Rojak Dressing” and toss with the fruits until well combined.
3. If you want to try to make the dressing, combine all the ingredients until smooth and toss with fruits.
4. Serve portion in plates. Top with generous amount of grounded peanuts.