Pomelo's Page (Continued) - From 3 August 2015

Fruit Salad with Pomelo
Rujak or Lotis
Tropical salad, one of my favourites.  I lived in a hot climate, by a late afternoon, the heat of the tropical place was so intense, and you would be longing for a refreshing drink or wanting to eat fresh fruits.  The rujak or lotis was the answer.

Rujak (mixed fruits with spiced coconut sugar dressing)
Ingredients
Pomelo, cucumber, pineapple, star fruits (belimbing), papaya, sweet potato,
Prepare all fruits: grate them finely.

Palm Sugar

Dressing: 1 chopped chilli, 1/2 cup grated palm sugar, lime juice (2) or tamarind juice a pinch of salt.  Mix the ingredients together to make a smooth and runny mixture.
To serve the rujak:  Place the mixed, prepared fresh fruits on a bowl, drizzle the dressing and toss together.  Serve at once.

You could get the coconut sugar or palm sugar in any Asian supermarket or Supermarket.  I use palm sugar for this recipe, but traditionally coconut sugar is used.  If coconut sugar is used, the colour of the dressing is darker, but flavorwise is similar.
The Lotis: Variety fresh fruit cut or slice in thin pieces served with dipping sauce

Lotis-fruit salad Javanese style
Mixed sliced apple, pineapple, strawberry and,
 pomelo with the dipping sauce

The dipping 
Sauce:  1/2 cup grated palm sugar, finely 1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger, 1 juicy lime/lemon, 1 chilli, finely chopped and a little salt.
(mix these ingredients together to make a smooth paste).  Add a drop of water if necessary to make lighter sauce mixture.

Pomelo flesh for the lottis

Rujak
Grate the fruit instead of sliced, add in the sauce mixture and toss together.  Serve at once.
It is an easy way to eat, enjoy the freshness of the fruits with the spiced sauce on a hot day. It is delightful.
You could add cucumber, star-fruits, papaya, sweet potato, and other tropical fruits.


Pomelo Salad with Fried Prawns.
Using pomelo for salads is very refreshing, especially an excellent mature ripe pomelo.  I did a mixture with Vietnamese flavour.

Ingredients
12 prawns
1 tablespoon self - rising flour and a teaspoon yoghurt or lemon juice

Mixed vegetables: lettuce, cabbage, parsley
Pomelo flesh
2 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded
(Add in the dressing prior serving, and place on a serving plate)

The dressing: 1 juice of lime, 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon sugar, mix these ingredients to combine.

To fry the prawns: clean and shell and devein the prawns
Place them in a bowl, add in the flour, yoghurt or lemon juice, mix together.
Fry in medium hot oil for 1 minute, put the prawn one by one so they won't stick together, Take them out and rest them over the vegetable salad (as you got it ready before frying), and serve at once.

Pomelo Salad with Fried Prawns

Pomelo and Pineapple Cake

Baking without a recipe, but I am so pleased, it worked very well.  The cake is moist but slightly flat, to get the extra height I filled with custard and top it with meringue.  It is a pretty dainty cake and sweet.

Using Glace Pomelo

Chocolate cake with glace pomelo topping was excellent, baked for Lance and Melanie when they were home with the children for a weekend visit.  Lily called it custard cake, it was filled with chocolate patisserie.

The Pomelo Tree
Now is the mid-spring and my pomelo tree is springing with a lot of new glossy leaves, and it has flowers. Maybe it is going to be a big harvest this year.  I must trim it down as I like the tree stays small and easy to care for.






Until Next Post
Susy