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Ensalada salvadoreña
Ensalada de frutas: El Salvador's chopped-fruit apple drink
Order an ensalada at a pupusería in El Salvador and a tall glass arrives: apple juice crowded with tiny cubes of apple, mango and marañón (cashew fruit), drunk through a straw and finished with a spoon. It is the country's favourite cooler for hot afternoons and Sunday lunches. Outside Central America cashew fruit is rare, so pineapple stands in well. Cutting the fruit too big is the mistake people make; pieces should be small enough to come up a wide straw. Chef's tip: chop the apple last and drop it straight into the juice so it stays white.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 litre chilled apple juice
- 1 ripe mangopeeled, in 5 mm cubes
- 5 ½ oz fresh pineapplein 5 mm cubes, or cashew fruit if you find it
- 2 crisp red applescored, in 5 mm cubes
- ½ limejuiced
- 8 ice cubes (optional)
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Pour 1 litre chilled apple juice into a jug and stir in ½ lime.
Step 2: Add 1 ripe mango and 5 ½ oz fresh pineapple, then dice 2 crisp red apples straight into the jug.
Step 3: Chill for 10 minutes, then serve over 8 ice cubes with wide straws and long spoons.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 37 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does ensalada salvadoreña take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of ripe mango?
- Tinned mango pulp, same weight.
- What can I use instead of crisp red apples?
- Pears, same amount.
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