Northeastern Mixed Vegetable Salad
东北大拌菜
Cucumber, tomato, green pepper, onion, bitter greens and tofu skin are tossed with peanuts in a chile-garlic dressing.
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Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- cooked peanuts
- cucumber
- green pepper
- tomato
- onion
- bitter greens (苦菊)
- tofu skin, blanched
- garlic
- sesame seeds
- dried chiles
- hot oil
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 3 spoonfulsvinegar
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1/2 spoonfulsugar
- MSG
- 1–2 spoonfulschili oil
- sesame oil
- a littlesalt for dressing
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Smash the cucumber, tear the green pepper, cut the tomato and thinly slice the onion. Prepare bitter greens, cooked peanuts and blanched tofu skin pieces.
- 02
Put garlic, sesame seeds and dried chiles in a bowl and pour hot oil over them.
- 03
Add light soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, sugar, a little salt, MSG, chili oil and sesame oil. The original Chinese panel clarifies the garbled text as a little salt.
- 04
Combine the vegetables, tofu skin and peanuts, pour over the dressing and toss.
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Northeastern Mixed Vegetable Salad
Cucumber, tomato, green pepper, onion, bitter greens and tofu skin are tossed with peanuts in a chile-garlic dressing.
Ingredients
- cooked peanuts
- cucumber
- green pepper
- tomato
- onion
- bitter greens (苦菊)
- tofu skin, blanched
- garlic
- sesame seeds
- dried chiles
- hot oil
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 3 spoonfulsvinegar
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- 1/2 spoonfulsugar
- MSG
- 1–2 spoonfulschili oil
- sesame oil
- a littlesalt for dressing
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Smash the cucumber, tear the green pepper, cut the tomato and thinly slice the onion. Prepare bitter greens, cooked peanuts and blanched tofu skin pieces.
- 02
Put garlic, sesame seeds and dried chiles in a bowl and pour hot oil over them.
- 03
Add light soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, sugar, a little salt, MSG, chili oil and sesame oil. The original Chinese panel clarifies the garbled text as a little salt.
- 04
Combine the vegetables, tofu skin and peanuts, pour over the dressing and toss.
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