DISH NAME : CHINESE CABBAGE SALAD

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 7 minutes

Chilling Time : 30 minutes

Description

Chinese cabbage is also known as Napa Cabbage. It is a large-headed cabbage with firmly packed, white and pale green leaves. It is either eaten raw in salads or added to stir-fries and soups in the last stages of cooking.
Radish is a root vegetable with a crisp texture and a peppery or hot flavor. It comes in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. The most commonly found are the small, round with pink skin , pink large round radish or the white carrot shaped ones. White carrot shaped ones are known as Daikon. Radishes are considered good for skin problems and also to relieve gastric discomfort.
Sesame seeds are tiny, flat oval seeds with a nutty taste and a delicate, crunch. They come in white & black colors. Its one of the oldest known oil crop. White seeds are the main ingredient in tahini (sesame seed paste). The black variety yields the best quality of oil and is also best suited for medicinal purposes.

Note

1) Soya sauce has salt. So be careful while adding salt.
2) Salad dressing should be added to the salad greens only just before serving or the salt will drain out water from the greens and salad will loose its freshness.

Method

1) Wash and cut chinese cabbage into squares. Wipe well with kitchen towel. Mix this with radish. Keep in fridge.
2) Dry roast sesame seeds till light golden and keep aside.
3) Heat water in a pan. Add all the dressing ingredients and bring to a boil. Let it boil and reduce to a thick dressing. Keep in fridge when cool.
4) Just before serving, add salad dressing to vegetables. Toss well. Add sesame seeds on top.

Serving Suggestions

Add sesame seeds just before serving or it will loose crunchiness.