Asian Inspired Salad

This is a great salad to serve with a barbeque or some grilled fish or meat. Really fresh and crunchy - drizzle with a bit of Balsamic glaze if you want a little extra punch 

Vietnamese Style Salad

Ingredients

Chinese Leaves shredded

2 handfuls of beansprouts

2 carrots chopped into fine batons

2 spring onions chopped in half and then thinly sliced lengthways

½ Pomegranate

Chopped bunch of mint

Chopped bunch of coriander

1tsp. sesame seeds

Juice of ½ a lime

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

1 tsp sugar

Few drops of toasted sesame seed oil

Salt

               

Method

1.       Add the leaves, beansprouts, carrot and spring onion to a large bowl and mix together.

2.       Smack the seeds out of the pomegranate and add to the salad mix

3.       Add the mint and coriander

4.       In a small bowl, mix the lime juice, sesame seed oil, soy sauce, sweet chilli, sugar and salt and pour over the salad.

5.       Toss the salad together and serve with a sprinkle of sesame seeds