Seasonal salad with sesame seed dressing

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Ingredients

4 cups shredded lettuce
4 cups shredded green cabbage
1 ½ cups broccoli florets, blanched and refreshed in cold water
1 cup cauliflower florets, blanched and refreshed in cold water
2 cups green beans, blanched and refreshed in cold water, sliced
¼ telegraph cucumber, sliced
handful of watercress
2 tablespoons walnut pieces
Dressing
2 tablespoons roasted sesame seeds
3 tablespoons Japanese mayonnaise or light mayonnaise
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 teaspoons reduced-salt soy sauce
1 teaspoon mirin
1 teaspoon no-added-salt, no-added-sugar peanut butter
1 teaspoon sugar
pinch of dashi powder or salt

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Instructions

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1 Arrange salad ingredients on a large plate.

2 To make dressing, grind sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Transfer to a bowl and mix with rest of dressing ingredients. Serve dressing with salad.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check mayonnaise, soy sauce and dashi are gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 199 cal

Kilojoules 830 kJ

Protein 7 g

Total fat 13 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 10 g

Sugar 8 g

Dietary fibre 7 g

Sodium 240 mg

Calcium 110 mg

Iron 2 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.