green mango salad from Vietnam - wilfriedscooking

Ingredients

• 1 large green mango
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 5 oz (145 g) (dried) shrimp
• 1 bunch washed rau ram or laksa leaves
• 3.5 oz (100 g) toasted and coarsely ground (raw) peanuts
• 1/3 cup fish sauce
• 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 dried red, Asian, chillies cut in two and seeds removed
• 1/2 cup carrots (julienned)
• 1/2 cup cucumber (julienned)
• 1/3 cup lime juice (the juice of 2 limes)
• 2 shallots
• 2 tsp olive or other vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2.3 cups water
• 1 inch of peeled ginger root (finely sliced)