Chinese Lettuce Salad

Name: Chinese Lettuce Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 small red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced; 1 tbsp lemon juice pinch of salt; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; ½ tsp mustard seeds; ½ small bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stalks roughly chopped; 1 red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced; ¼ tsp chat masala; 2 small Chinese lettuces, halved and finely shredded

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Mowgli Street Food

By Nisha Katona

Published 2018

About

These big, crunchy, moist leaves are not a common Indian ingredient. They are, however, my favourite salad leaf. They are giant, generous, sweet torpedoes that work as well in salads as they do in soups or stir-fries. This salad formula is entirely transferable to your favourite leaves.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
2 small Chine

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the vegetable oil in a small frying pan set over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds and fry until they begin to fizz and pop. Remove from the heat and set aside until cool.
In a large bowl, add all of the remaining ingredients, mix well, check for seasoning and serve immediately.