Vegetable salad malay-style

2 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
50gramsBeansprouts
100gramsFrench beans steamed until tender
100gramsSmall new potatoes boiled in their skins and quartered
100gramsCourgettes; sliced and steamed until just tender
50gramsChinese leaf; shredded
1smallCrisp lettuce; shredded
1Hard-boiled egg, quartered
1Cm. Fresh root ginger
1Garlic clove; crushed
½Fresh chilli; seed removed
½smallOnion; chopped
2tablespoonsSesame oil
100gramsDry-roasted peanuts; ground
Salt
½Lemon; juiced
150millilitresCoconut milk

Directions

FOR THE DRESSING

Mix all the prepared salad ingredients together in a salad bowl.

To make the dressing, mince the ginger, garlic, chilli and onion in the blender, and then stir in the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until the sauce is thick. Cool, then dress the salad with the mixture.

Copyright Rosamond Richardson 1996 Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias