Bo Phut Salad

Ingredients:

• diced mango, ripe; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• diced tomato, drained; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• chick peas, cooked; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• corn kernels, cooked; 1-2 tablespoons per person
• cooked red beet, 2 slices per person
• leaves of Thai basil ("holy" or "horapha" basil) or of your favorite type of lettuce
• light soy sauce, Japanese
• toasted sesame seeds
• coriander sprigs, 1 per person

Instructions:

• mix the mango, tomato, chick peas, corn kernels
• for each person, serve on small bed of Thai basil, or of lettuce
• put 2 slices of red beet on top of each person's salad
• drizzle with ½ tablespoon of soy sauce and sesame seeds dressing
• add sprig of coriander to each person's salad

[recipe by Frank Dörenberg]