Recipes · Indonesian · Salads

Rujak (Spicy Fruit Salad)

One serving has 215 kcal and 2 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (135%), manganese (34%), copper (24%) and fiber (20%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Rujak (Spicy Fruit Salad)
Photo: Sofiah Budiastuti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (298 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
  • Contains: gluten, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 60 g Papaya, raw
  • 60 g Mango, raw
  • 50 g Pineapple, raw
  • 50 g Jicama, raw
  • 40 g Cucumber, raw
  • 20 g Sugar, brown
  • 10 g Tamarind pulp
  • 5 g Chili peppers, red, raw
  • 2 g Oyster sauce
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Peel and cut the papaya, mango, pineapple, jicama and cucumber into bite-sized chunks or thin wedges.
  2. Pound or blend the palm sugar, tamarind pulp, chili, shrimp paste (oyster sauce stand-in) and salt with 20 g water into a thick, spicy-sweet-sour paste.
  3. Toss the mixed fruit and cucumber with the paste until everything is well coated.
  4. Serve immediately at room temperature, ideally with the dressing pounded to order so the fruit stays crisp.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy215 kcal10%
Carbohydrates54.4 g
Water238 mL
Fiber5.9 g20%
Protein2.1 g4%
Tryptophan0.02 g
Threonine0.06 g
Isoleucine0.05 g
Leucine0.08 g
Lysine0.11 g
Methionine0.02 g
Cystine0.01 g
Phenylalanine0.05 g
Tyrosine0.03 g
Valine0.07 g
Histidine0.03 g
Fat0.62 g
Monounsaturated0.16 g
Polyunsaturated0.15 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.07 g
Saturated0.16 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium63 mg6%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron1.3 mg7%
Magnesium48 mg15%
Manganese0.61 mg34%
Phosphorus51.7 mg7%
Potassium505 mg11%
Selenium1.7 µg3%
Sodium266 mg
Zinc0.35 mg4%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.14 mg13%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.1 mg9%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.3 mg9%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.56 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.23 mg18%
Folate (vitamin B9)68.8 µg17%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.01 µg0%
Choline22.1 mg5%
Vitamin A67.2 µg10%
Vitamin C101 mg135%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1 mg7%
Vitamin K12.1 µg13%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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