Salads

Asian Broccoflower Salad

The nutty, zesty flavours of Asia put the spotlight on this wonderful vegetable.

Serves 4-6.
Prep Time: 25 minutes.
Cooking Time: 20 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 broccoflower, cut into florets
• 250g baby red capsicums
• 100g green snow pea sprouts
• 100g yellow snow pea sprouts
• 1/2 bunch mint, round-leaf variety
• 1/2 bunch coriander
• 150ml Asian dressing
• Toasted sesame seeds and fried shallots to garnish

Cooking Instructions

• Blanch broccoflower and refresh in ice water. When cold drain well.
• Cut baby red capsicums in half, remove seeds and slice thinly.
• Pick coriander and mint leaves from stems.
• Cut yellow and green snow pea sprouts into halves.
• Place broccoflower and remaining ingredients into a large bowl (excluding dressing).
• Add dressing while slowly mixing ingredients.
• Serve, garnished with toasted sesame seeds and fried shallots.

Asian Dressing

• Using a bar blender, blend together 50ml Chinese sweet vinegar; 2 long red chillis, sliced with seeds removed; 2 tsp palm sugar or brown sugar; 1 clove garlic; 100ml water; 50ml lime juice, 20ml fish sauce.