Chinese•healthy
Lotus Root salad
Quick and easy lotus root salad for warmer days.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 sections of lotus root
- 1/4 tsp. rice vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 fresh Thai red peppers
- 2 fresh green chili peppers
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 2 tsp. chopped ginger
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp. black vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp. chopped scallion
- 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- 1 small bunch of coriander
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp. sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 2 tsp. chopped ginger
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tbsp. black vinegar
- 1-2 tbsp. LaoGanma chili sauce or Chinese red oil
Instructions
- 1
Remove the joining part, peel the lotus root and then thinly sliced.
- 2
Wash the slices under running water to remove the extra starch. This step can make the slices crunchier.
- 3
In a large pot with enough water, add 1/2 tsp rice vinegar or lemon juice. Soak lotus root slices for 10 minutes.
- 4
Bring a large pot of water to a boiling and then blanch lotus root slices for 1 minutes. Transfer out and soak the slices in chilled water until completely cooled. Drain.
- 5
Salad with sauce I
- 6
Salad with Sauce II