Seasonal salad with sesame seed dressing

Author: Sachi Nomura - Chef

First published: Mar 2017

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Total cost: $4.80 / $1.20 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

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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

Instructions

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 199cal

Kilojoules 830kJ

Protein 7g

Total fat 13g

–Saturated fat 1g

Carbohydrates 10g

–Sugars 8g

Dietary fibre 7g

Sodium 240mg

Calcium 110mg

Iron 2mg

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.

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