Chinese Lettuce Salad
- 5m Prep Time
- 5m Cook Time
- 10m Ready In
A crunchy, refreshing salad with Chinese lettuce, red pepper, and a mustard seed tempering. Ready in 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 Chinese lettuces halved and finely shredded
- 1 red pepper deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 small red chilli deseeded and thinly sliced
- 0.5 bunch fresh coriander/cilantro leaves and stalks roughly chopped
- 1/4 tsp chat masala
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 6 of 9 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 13.7 mg
- Iron: 0.33 mg
- Magnesium: 9.66 mg
- Phosphorus: 20.9 mg
- Potassium: 125 mg
- Zinc: 0.17 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp chat masala
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
Prepare
- 2 Chinese lettuces, halved and finely shredded
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 small red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 0.5 bunch fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stalks roughly chopped
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Heat the vegetable oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and fry until they begin to fizz and pop, about 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to let the oil cool.
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Step 2.
While the mustard oil cools, in a large bowl, combine the shredded Chinese lettuce, sliced red pepper, sliced red chilli, chopped coriander, chat masala, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Toss everything together until well mixed.
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Step 3.
Once the mustard oil has cooled, drizzle it over the salad. Toss again to coat evenly. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed, then serve immediately.