Crystalline Iceplant Salad with Soy Sesame Dressing 冷拌水晶冰菜
And indeed she was right, this unusual vegetable made for a fabulous Crystalline Iceplant Salad with Soy Sesame Dressing 冷拌水晶冰菜, an easy to make, light, chinese style cold dish. Not only was this dish yummilicious, we have gotten seriously addicted to this icy plant!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g crystalline iceplant, 1/2 lb
- 1/2 garlic clove
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds, optional
Instructions
- 1
Wash the iceplant and spin dry with vegetable spinner . If the leaves are large, gently break up to edible sizes.
- 2
Use the flat of your large chinese cleaver to flatten the garlic and mince garlic as finely as possible.
- 3
Mix garlic with soy, vinegar, sugar, oil and sesame oil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Mix in sesame seeds if using.
- 4
Toss the ice plant leaves with the dressing so lightly coated. Place onto your serving plate and serve immediately!