Grapefruit is a type of fruit that can be used to make dessert as well as combined to create many interesting and unique dishes, especially various salads. Today, TasteVN will join you in the kitchen to make 3 delicious grapefruit salads with dried squid, dried beef, and dried snakehead fish for the Mid-Autumn Festival!
1. Dried Squid Grapefruit Salad
-
Preparation
20 minutes
-
Cooking
30 minutes
-
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Dried Squid Grapefruit Salad For 2 people
Grapefruit 1 fruit (about 500gr) Dried squid 4 pieces Shrimp 250 gr Green onions 2 stalks Carrot 20 gr (shredded) Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced chili 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Sliced chili 20 gr Herbs a little Peanuts 20 gr Fried onions a little Common seasoning a little (Salt/Sugar) Fish sauce 3 tablespoons
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- Choose live and healthy shrimp.
- If buying frozen shrimp, select shrimp that are not slimy, with limbs firmly attached to the body, not falling apart, and not stuck together.
How to prepare Grapefruit Salad with Dried Shrimp and Squid
-
Preparing the ingredients
Shrimp, after buying, wash clean with water, use a knife to cut along the back of the shrimp to remove the black vein, then peel off the shrimp shell.
Put a pot of water on the stove to boil, add 1 teaspoon of salt, a few slices of ginger, and 2 green onion stalks. When the water boils, add the shrimp and cook until they turn red, then take them out.
Tip:
To peel the shrimp more quickly, after washing the shrimp, place them in a bag and put them in the freezer for about 15 minutes, which will harden the shrimp shell, making it easier to peel off, helping to clean the shell easily while keeping the shrimp intact.
-
Grilling the dried squid
Put 4 pieces of dried squid on a grill and grill over low heat. When it smells fragrant and the squid shrinks, take it down and use a pestle to gently pound it to remove the burnt parts of the squid.
Tear the dried squid into small pieces horizontally and set aside.
-
Make the dressing
Soak 20g of shredded carrot with 1 teaspoon of salt for about 15 minutes, then remove and drain the water.
Put a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of fish sauce and 5 tablespoons of sugar, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat.
Add to the fish sauce and sugar mixture 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of minced chili, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and mix well.
Peel the grapefruit and separate the flesh into bite-sized pieces.
Tip:
After removing the flesh of the grapefruit, don’t rush to throw away the peel; you can use it to make grapefruit dessert, grapefruit jam, or distill it into grapefruit essential oil.
-
Mix the salad
Put the grapefruit flesh, carrot, shredded chili, shrimp, a little herbs, and the dressing into a bowl and mix well.
-
Final product
Serve the mixed salad on a plate. Garnish with a little crushed peanuts and fried onions. And thus, the delicious and unique dried shrimp grapefruit salad is complete.
2. Dried beef grapefruit salad
-
Preparation
20 minutes
-
Cooking
30 minutes
-
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Dried beef grapefruit salad Serves 4
Grapefruit 1/2 fruit Mango 1 fruit Lemon 1 fruit Onion 1/2 bulb Vietnamese coriander A little Peanuts 140 gr Chili pepper 1 fruit Bird’s eye chili 1 fruit Garlic 2 cloves Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Common spices A little (MSG/Sugar)
How to choose good mangoes for making salad
- You should choose mangoes with a hard skin that feel heavy in your hand.
- Good mangoes will have a dark green outer skin, glossy with a white powdery layer on the surface.
- Choose mangoes that still have sap at the stem when touched, as they are freshly picked and still fresh.
- Avoid buying green mangoes with wrinkled skin, that feel soft to the touch, or have tiny dark spots on the skin.
See details: How to choose good mangoes for making salad
How to prepare Dried Beef Grapefruit Salad
-
Prepare the ingredients
Use a knife to cut around the grapefruit, dividing it into two parts, then use your hands to follow the peel to remove the grapefruit flesh, being careful to keep the peel intact for decoration. Separate the grapefruit flesh into bite-sized pieces.
Slice the onion and soak it in ice water for 10 minutes to make it crispier and tastier. Then drain the water.
Remove the seeds from the chili and cut it into strips, finely chop the bird’s eye chili and garlic.
Add 3 tablespoons of sugar, a little monosodium glutamate, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/3 of a lime, chopped chili, and minced garlic into a bowl and mix well.
-
Roast peanuts
Place a pan on the stove, pour in the peanuts, and roast them on low heat with a little salt for about 10 minutes until the peanuts turn light yellow and the skin flakes off, then turn off the heat, let them cool, and peel off the skin.
-
Mix the salad
Add to a bowl the grapefruit flesh, shredded mango (can be substituted with carrot), a little rice paddy herb, 100g dried beef, sliced chili, onion, peanuts, and drizzle the sauce over and mix well.
-
Final product
Place the mixed dried beef grapefruit salad into the cut grapefruit shell (it is recommended to line with parchment paper or banana leaves underneath to prevent the grapefruit shell from making the salad bitter). The sweet taste of grapefruit, the salty, sour, and sweet flavors of the sauce combined with the fragrant dried beef will surely enchant you.
3. Dried Fish Grapefruit Salad
-
Preparation
20 minutes
-
Cooking
15 minutes
-
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Dried Fish Grapefruit Salad For 2 people
Grapefruit 1 fruit (about 500g) Snakehead fish 1 fish (300g) Cucumber 1 fruit Carrot 1/2 piece Roasted peanuts 2 tablespoons Lemon 2 fruits Chili 3 fruits (2 small chilies, 1 horn chili) Garlic 2 cloves Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Sugar 3 tablespoons
How to choose fresh and delicious cucumber
- You should choose cucumbers with a green skin, even color, and bright color as these are fresh and delicious cucumbers.
- Cucumbers should be of moderate size, elongated shape, and have a thin white powdery layer on the outside, indicating they are crunchy and sweet.
- When held, fresh cucumbers will feel heavy, while wilted cucumbers will feel very light, so take note!
- Avoid buying cucumbers that are bulging in the middle, have a white-green skin, or are large in size, as these are overripe and will not taste good.
- Cucumbers with strange yellow or black spots on the skin have been stored for too long, so you should also avoid buying them.
How to prepare Dried Catfish Pomelo Salad
-
Preparing the catfish
After purchasing the catfish, clean the scales, remove all internal organs, and wash off the slime and blood. Then, cut along the backbone of the fish, removing the bones and blood vessels.
Wash the fish thoroughly again and let it drain. Alternatively, you can marinate it with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and sun-dry it for one day to make it slightly dried.
-
Preparing other ingredients
Peel the carrot, wash it along with the cucumber. Then, shred both of these vegetables.
Peel the green skin of the pomelo, separate the pomelo segments inside, and break them into bite-sized pieces.
Remove the stem from the chili, clean the cilantro leaves and remove any bad leaves and roots, then wash the chili and cilantro. After that, chop the cilantro and slice the chili, removing the seeds.
-
Grilled Snakehead Fish
The snakehead fish, after being cleaned, will be grilled at medium heat on an electric stove or charcoal stove for about 10 minutes until the fish is cooked and golden brown on both sides.
Tear the snakehead fish into small bite-sized pieces.
-
Making the Dressing for the Salad
Peel and finely chop 2 cloves of garlic along with 2 chili peppers. Put the garlic and chili into a bowl, add 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 3 tablespoons of sugar, the juice of 2 limes (remove the seeds), and mix well until the sugar dissolves.
-
Completion
Put cucumber, carrot, grapefruit into a bowl and mix well. Then add the dressing, and continue to mix so that all the ingredients are evenly coated with the seasoning.
Add 1/2 of the roasted peanuts, shredded dried snakehead fish, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and sliced chili on top, and mix well. Serve the salad on a plate, and sprinkle the remaining roasted peanuts on top to enjoy.
-
Final Product
The grapefruit salad with dried snakehead fish has an eye-catching mix of green, red, yellow, and pink colors. Take a bite of the salad and slowly savor the sweet and refreshing taste of grapefruit, the salty, sour, and spicy flavor of the dressing, the crunchy cucumber and carrot, and the rich peanuts.
Add a piece of dried snakehead fish, dip it generously into the salad dressing, the fish is chewy, fragrant, and sweet, enjoying it with the salad is truly irresistible.
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh grapefruit
- You should choose grapefruits with green skin, bright-colored skin, and firm, plump texture, as these are mature grapefruits that taste very sweet.
- Grapefruits with large, well-developed bumps and fresh stems are newly harvested grapefruits that are very fresh and delicious.
- When handling, if it is a good grapefruit, you will feel it is firm, round, and when sniffing, you can smell the natural fragrance of ripe grapefruit, pay attention to this.
- Do not buy grapefruits when you see the skin turning yellow and being soft, as these are old grapefruits that are about to spoil.
See details: How to choose fresh grapefruit
How to choose fresh carrots
- Choose carrots that are straight in shape, with smooth outer skin, bright color, and feel firm and heavy in your hand.
- You should not select carrots that have a thick, large shoulder, as these are often carrots with large cores, which do not taste sweet and have fewer nutrients.
- Do not choose carrots that are misshapen, dark in color, bruised, or have unusual spots.
See details: How to choose fresh carrots
Concept of Eating Pomelo During the Mid-Autumn Festival
According to our ancestors’ beliefs passed down from ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion holiday, with pomelo being a symbol of family reunion. Displaying pomelo in the house during the full moon of the eighth month and enjoying delicious dishes made from pomelo has become a beautiful aspect of our culinary culture.
See more:
Hopefully, with the detailed suggestions for 3 how to make dried squid salad, dried beef, and dried snakehead fish salad recipes for this Mid-Autumn Festival, you will enjoy many delicious dishes with super simple recipes. Wishing you success in your cooking!
