Herbs and Vegetables

Name: Herbs and Vegetables
Ingredients: 3–4 chillies, finely sliced; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp water; 4 tbsp rice vinegar or lime juice; 4 tbsp rice vinegar or lime juice; garlic chives; finely sliced celery; blanched bean sprouts; basil leaves; mint leaves; shredded or sliced spring onions; coriander leaves; peeled cucumber, cut in half, deseeded, and cut into thin strips

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

Prepare a selection of:
peeled cucumber, cut in half, deseeded, and cut into thin strips
shredded or sliced spring onions
coriander leaves
basil leaves

Sauce
Gluten-free

Method

Mix the vinegar or lime juice, water and sugar, and add the chillies.

If you would like a ginger or garlic sauce, as well or instead, prepare as above, but substitute 2 tbsp finely grated fresh root ginger or 2–3 peeled garlic cloves crushed with a little salt, for the chillies.