Rujak Recipe (Indonesian Fruit Salad)

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ pineapple fruit

  peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 unripe mango

  peeled and sliced
• 1 small cucumber

  peeled, deseeded and sliced
• 1 green apple

  sliced
• ½ small papaya

  peeled, deseeded and sliced
• ½ cup palm sugar

  or use brown sugar
• 1 cup water

  divided
• ¼ cup tamarind juice

  or use lime juice
• 1 teaspoon belacan

  dried shrimp paste, dry roasted – See NOTES for substitutes.
• 3-6 bird’s eye peppers

  or more, as desired
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• 1 Add all of the fruit to a large bowl.
• 2 For the Sambal Rujak (Rujak Sauce), add the sugar and ½ cup water to a saucepan.
  Bring to a boil, the reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes to make a simple
  syrup.
• 3 Stir in the remaining ingredients (water, tamarind juice, roasted belacan, whole
  peppers, salt).
• 4 Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 5 more minutes. Remove from heat
  and cool.
• 5 Strain, the pour over the fruit. Toss the fruit to cover it in the Rujak sauce.
• 6 Serve!

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