Name: Chinese Cabbage Slaw with Clementines and Sesame
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons peanut oil (preferably roasted); 2 tablespoons sesame seeds; About 1½ pounds Chinese cabbage; Chilli oil; 1 tablespoon honey; 3 tablespoons thin-sliced scallion (green onion) tops; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon Sichuan pepper (preferably without seeds); ¼ cup minced cilantro (coriander) leaves; 3 Clementines or other small mandarins; 1 tablespoon grated ginger; 2½ tablespoons rice vinegar

Chinese cabbage shreds offer refreshing texture with a mild taste. Delicate and fresh, this salad must be served as soon as it is assembled, or it will become watery. Serve it after roast pork, duck, or spareribs.

Sichuan pepper, also called anise pepper or Chinese pepper, is not related to true pepper. Sampled straight, it tastes bitter and numbing—not biting or hot. Its forceful aroma