Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Thai salad

A delicious refreshing summer salad! veryy Yummy!!

Ingredients:

For the salad:
1 napa cabbage thinly chopped
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup long thin slices of cucumber
1 cup fried wonton strips
2 tbsp lightly toasted sesame seeds
3 tbsp chopped scallions
sprigs of coriander to garnish


For the peanut sauce dressing:
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 1/2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soya sauce
2 tsp chilli sauce
4 tbsp vegetable oil


For the cilantro lime dressing:

1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro/coriander
1 lime juice squeezed
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
salt to taste


Method:

Mix all the salad ingredients, except wontons and sesame seeds in a large bowl and toss it.

For the peanut sauce dressing, mix all the ingredients except oil. Pour in the oil and stir it in till well blended.

For the cilantro lime dressing, mix all the ingredients except oil, till well blended. Stir in the oil till well blended.

Pour in the 2 dressings, making sure not to overpower the salad with too much dressing. It should be just enough to coat the salad. There should NOT be any dressing at the bottom of the bowl. Lightly toss the salad.

Sprinkle the salad with the wonton and the sesame seeds and toss it lightly.

Its ready to eat!! :) Enjoy!

1 comment:

Poonam (Annu) said...

Salads and me?? Never. One exception to the rule is Amisha's Thai salad. I just eat this salad when she makes it. I simply love it!