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Shredded Celtuce Salad

Name: Shredded Celtuce Salad
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 stem celtuce; garlic; bird's eye chiles; white sesame seeds; 1 spoonful for soaking, 1/2 for dressing sugar; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful prepared cold dressing or fragrant/aged vinegar; a little salt; cooking oil

凉拌莴笋

Raw celtuce shreds are briefly sugar-cured, rinsed and tossed with a garlic-chile dressing.

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Published 2026-10-12

Fine green celtuce shreds with chopped red chiles and sesame. — Shredded Celtuce Salad

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

1 stemceltuce
garlic
bird's eye chiles
white sesame seeds
1 spoonful for soaking, 1/2 for dressingsugar
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfulprepared cold dressing or fragrant/aged vinegar
a littlesalt
cooking oil

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.

Ingredient Notes

The source recommends serving promptly for a crisp texture; chilling for 30 minutes is its optional variation.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Peel and finely shred the celtuce. Toss with 1 spoonful sugar and leave for 10 minutes, as stated in the Chinese picture.
02
Rinse several times, drain well and put on a plate.
03
Put garlic, chopped bird's eye chiles and sesame seeds in a bowl. Pour hot oil over them.
04
Add light soy sauce, prepared cold dressing or the source's vinegar alternative, the remaining sugar and a little salt. Toss with the celtuce and serve.

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Cooking Method

Cold Tossing

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