Rujak (Indonesian Fruit Salad)

Author Notes

My mother-in-law would make this up as a snack when we would come to visit. Most of the time she served the fruit and veggies cut like large fries and offered the dressing as a dip but we like it this way as a salad. - Angela @ the well-worn apron —Angela @ the well-worn apron

Test Kitchen Notes

I really enjoyed making this salad with its spicy, sour, sweet, and savory aspects. Apples, jicama and cucumbers give the salad a crunchy dimension which is appealing to the palate. And every bite has sourness from the tamarind and spiciness from the sambal oelek. I felt the shrimp paste was too strong a flavor, perhaps a few drops of fish sauce might work better? I did like adding brown sugar, it balanced the flavors. Overall this is a good salad with intense flavors and textures! —onetribegourmet