Green Salad With Mango Curry Sauce

Seems to be that I'm living a total fresh veggie and vitamin ecstasy.

You might have realized that I got a crush on salads lately.
Last week after preparing my Spring Green Salad With caramelized Pears, Blue Cheese and Crisp Jamon Serrano I spend the morning checking the Farmer's Market for fresh, seasonal products.
For us in the Southern Hemisphere autumn is approaching and the weather has changed very early this year.
People are worried here in Lima after several earthquakes stroke the region, the last one this Monday at 8,3 according to the Richter Scale in neighboring Chile.
It must have been quite a shock, but fortunately, despite of the strength of the earthquake no major losses of life's or damages were reported.
This day there was a Tsunami warning for Peru and the coastal road in Lima was closed for several hours.
Thank heavens it turned out to be only prevention.
Anyhow we are trying to take some emergency measures recommended by the authorities and have a pack back with a survival kit ready by our bedside.
Actually it's quite tricky and I stumbled over the back pack last night.
Well, I suppose nobody is perfect:)
So I thought healthy comfort food might not be a bad idea.
Everybody at home loved this crunchy salad with curry sauce and as it is effortless and can be prepared in advance its perfect for entertaining as well.

You need:
1 butter head lettuce
1 frisee lettuce
150 g sugar snaps 

For the dressing:
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon curry
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
some drops Tabasco sauce
Salt and freshly ground pepper

1 small ripe mango
1 banana
1 spoonful fresh , chopped coriander

Method:
Wash salads thoroughly.
Blanch the peas in boiling salted water for about 20 seconds, then cool in ice water to preserve color and crunchiness. Drain.

In a medium bowl mix yogurt,, mayonnaise and curry.

Add lime and orange juice and season wit salt and pepper.
Peel mango and banana and cut in small cubes.

Sprinkle with lime juice to preserve color.
Mix carefully with the curry sauce.
Place salads and sugar snaps around a serving plate and arrange the curry sauce in the center.

Sprinkle with fresh chopped coriander.
Serves 2P.

Enjoy!    

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Perfect Fusion: Mango Ceviche Style

Looking for the ideal summer dish?
Mango ceviche style has a suprising combination of flavors, well balanced between sweet and spicy, fruity and fresh.
Ceviche is one of the classics of Peruvian cuisine and a new generation of Chefs is creating amazing variations based on the traditional cuisine , enriching it with new ingredients and combinations.
The traditional ceviche consists of fresh raw fish marinated in lime juice, chilies and onions served wit glazed sweet potatoes and corn.
By now there are so many varieties of ceviche that it's a real challenge to try them out bit by bit.
The Mango Ceviche is delicious as a starter , or a side dish accompanying grilled fish or scallops.
If you combine it with sauté prawns it's perfect for a light summer lunch.
To prepare the Ceviche de Mango
You need:

1 ripe mango
4 -5 spoonful of freshly squeezed lime juice
1 spoonful of freshly grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 spoonful finely chopped spring onion (only the green part)
1 spoonful roughly chopped cilantro
Optional: 250 g of sauté prawns ( I used only salt and pepper to season the prawns, no garlic because it would overwhelm the other flavors)
Preparation:
Cut the mango in medium sized cubes.

add the lime juice

the freshly grated ginger

the green part of the spring onions

combine well, cover with cling film and let marinate in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour.
Before serving, sprinkle with fresh cilantro.

 and -optional- mix with sauté prawns.

That's all you need for this amazing dish!
Serves 3-4
Enjoy!
See you next Tuesday.
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