Name: Rose's Luxury Inspired Lychee Salad
Ingredients: 1 pound ground pork sausage*; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; juice of 1 lime (about 1 tbsp); 1 habanero pepper**, chopped; 1 tbsp roasted, salted peanuts, crushed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp lychee syrup; 1/2 cup coconut cream***; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 tsp salt; pork; 1/4 cup roasted, salted peanuts; 1/2 cup red onion, sliced thin; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 2 stalks green onion, chopped; 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped; 1 20oz can lychee in syrup; coconut whipped dressing; mint, for optional garnish

Description

Rose’s Luxury Inspired Lychee Salad, a make-at-home version of Rose’s Luxury’s infamous dish that combines sweet lychees with spicy pork sausage, peanuts, red onions, herbs and a creamy coconut whip dressing.

Ingredients

Scale

Pork

1 pound ground pork sausage*

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

2 cloves garlic, crushed

juice of 1 lime (about 1 tbsp)

1 habanero pepper**, chopped

1 tbsp roasted, salted peanuts, crushed

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp lychee syrup

Coconut Whipped Dressing

1/2 cup coconut cream***

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 tsp salt

Salad

pork

1/4 cup roasted, salted peanuts

1/2 cup red onion, sliced thin

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

2 stalks green onion, chopped

1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped

1 20oz can lychee in syrup

coconut whipped dressing

mint, for optional garnish

Instructions

Add the ground pork sausage to a medium sized bowl, add the salt, cumin, coriander, garlic, lime juice and habanero, mix with a spoon or your clean hands until fully combined

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat

Add pork mixture

Working with a wooden spoon break pork apart into tiny pieces as it browns and cooks through, about 5-7 minutes

Remove from heat and transfer to a clean bowl

Open can of lychee and drain the syrup, reserving 1 tbsp

Mix in the lychee syrup, set aside

Coconut Whip

Add coconut cream to the bowl of your electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment

Whip on high for 1-2 minutes

Reduce to medium speed and slowly add heavy whipping cream and salt

Once all whipping cream is incorporated turn mixer back up to high, whip 1-2 more minutes until mixture is fluffy and holds a peak

Stop mixer, set aside

Salad

Divide pork into 4 bowls

Add a quarter of the peanuts, red onion slices, cilantro, green onion and mint to each bowl

Divide the lychee between the 4 bowls (4-5 lychee per bowl)

Top each top with a heavy dollop of the coconut whip

Garnish with mint leaves, if desired

Serve the bowls like this

Just before eating, mix everything together, enjoy!

Notes

*make sure it is plain and a high quality

**depending on your spice tolerance you can choose to add none (mild spice), some (moderate spice) or all (spicy) of the seeds

***use the solid part of the coconut cream

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