Chinese Salad with Bean Sprouts and Crispy Spiced Garlic

Name: Chinese Salad with Bean Sprouts and Crispy Spiced Garlic
Yield: Serves 4–5
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 Little Gem lettuces; 1 bunch of spring onions; 8–10 garlic cloves; 250g (8oz) fresh bean sprouts; 3 tablespoons groundnut oil; 2.5cm (1 inch) fresh root ginger; 2 teaspoons Chinese 5-spice powder; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 3 pinches of chilli powder; 1 tablespoon clear honey; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 1½ tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4–5

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Almost Vegetarian Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1999

About

For lovers of garlic and crunchiness this salad is irresistible.

Ingredients

2 Little Gem lettuces
1 bunch of spring onions
250g<

Asia
Europe
China
United Kingdom
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Cut each lettuce into eight pieces lengthways and put the sections into a salad bowl. Cut the spring onions across into 5 mm (¼-inch) slices, using as much of the green part as possible.