Banana-Blossom Salad with Pineapple-Chilli Dressing

Ingredients

• 1 banana blossom
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• ½ cup each (loosely packed) Vietnamese mint and coriander
• ½ cup (loosely packed) bean sprouts
• 200 gm underripe pineapple, thinly sliced
• 1 red or golden shallot, thinly sliced
• To serve: fried shallots and fried chilli prawns (optional; see note)
• Pineapple-chilli dressing
• 3 red birdseye chillies, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 200 gm underripe pineapple, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce