Green Fig and Tofu Salad: Goi Va Tron Dau Hu

Ingredients

• 1 bird's eye chile, finely sliced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons warm water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
• 5 green figs
• 10 1/2 ounces/300 g fried tofu, finely sliced
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• Pinch freshly ground black pepper

• 10 fresh green mint leaves, roughly sliced*
• 10 fresh Vietnamese mint leaves, roughly sliced*
• 5 perilla leaves, roughly sliced*
• 5 fresh fish mint leaves, roughly sliced*
• 5 sawtooth coriander leaves, roughly sliced*
• 1 long chile, julienned
• 4 tablespoons roasted peanuts, finely crushed
• *Can be found at specialty Asian markets