Name: Sichuan Toasted Sesame & Cabbage Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Servings: 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; ½ cup toasted sesame seeds*; 1 large carrot (about ¼ pound), peeled and shredded; ½ cup chopped fresh parsley or scallions; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon toasted ground Sichuan pepper; 1 tablespoon sugar; 4 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 head Chinese cabbage (napa, about 2 pounds), washed, pat dried, and shredded; 1 long seedless cucumber or 4 pickling cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced

Preparation info

Servings:
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

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Ingredients

1 head Chinese cabbage (napa, about 2 pounds), washed, pat dried, and shredded
1 long

Asia
China
Sichuan
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Place the cabbage, cucumber, carrots and parsley in a salad bowl and set aside.
To make the salad dressing, in a small sauce pan, mix all the salad dressing ingredients and adjust seasoning to taste.
Just before serving, to bring out the flavor of the salad, heat the dressing until warm. Pour it over the salad, sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds over i

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