Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Mango and Apple Salsa with Bacon and Feta

This dish involces very little prep time, and more importantly, has a lot elements that can be pre-prepared, requiring very little time away from your guests.

Ingredients (for 4 people)
1 Large Mango
1 mid sized apple
1 Red Chilli
8 Rashers of Smoked streaky bacon
Feta Cheese (as desired)

Instructions
1. Cut your Mango into small chunks. roughly 2 cm cubes. Place in a bowl.
2. Finely Dice a medium red chilli (to give a bit of heat, but nothing overwhelming. you want to contrast the sweetness, not hide it) and toss in with the mango
3. Cube a decent handful of feta and keep on a seperate plate.
4. Put bacon under grill and cook until really crispy but not burned. medium heat for best effect. Do not fry as the excess grease will spoil the fruit.
5. While bacon is cooking, slicy the apples into thin sheets and dice lenghtways (imagine matchstick size). Do not do this too early as the flesh could brown if exposed too much to air. Toss the apple with the mango and chilli.
6. Take the Apple, Mango and Bacon and distribute intpo equal bowls.
7. Chop the crispy bacon roughly and toss over the fruit
8. Sprinkle the cubed feta over and serve.

Serve with a garnish of rocket, and enjoy. Simple, cheap and surprisingly well received everytime i've served it.

Alternatives include substituting the apple with shredded beetroot for a less sweet, more robust flavour or for veggies, I suggest replacing the bacon with small amounts of grated carrot and some thinly shredded fennel.

Enjoy.

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